I have a year old male parakeet. Totally bonded with his mirror. Just purchased a young female. I know they need to wait until 2 yrs old but when should I move her into his cage? I have let them on top of the cage to get to know each other, but always kept them […]
purchased avi cakes from Petsmart today and since I have used this product for over 20 yrs now, I know what a fresh pkg feels like and this one was on hard side although just came in from petsmart warehouse and mgr insisted they felt fine. Of course, he had no clue as the date […]
My one parakeet died on may 12’th and my other parakeet looks very lonely and depressed doesn’t play with her toys anymore should I get another parakeet for her? She’s sitting in her food bowl eating and drinking well please help me I feel bad I wish I could help her out
I am writing because I just noticed my female parakeet has a lower swollen belly
Hi There. In one of your answers to another query you mentioned as soon as the parakeet parents or the young chick’s leave the nest, it is best to remove the nest to allow the mother to rest. However I noticed that the couple started mating even before the chicks leave the nest. What do […]
I have 8 budgies they love greens should I feed them greens everyday or not I do feed them spinach, dandelions ( pesticide free) I don’t want to over whelm their systems. also how to introduce 2 budgie brothers to each other so I can save cage space.
HI-I have had a parakeet for 8 years which I found outside. Never has she laid an egg until the other night. I don’t understand how that happened. She does get more daylight than she should but it’s been like that for years.
My bonded parakeets just hatched two eggs for there first time. They had no nesting box or any thing nest related and they hatched them on the bottom of the cage. The cage does have like a carpet material at the bottom of the cage. My question is will the babies be ok like that?
Hi I have a budgie that doesn’t look well what can I do
My 4/5 year old budgie suddenly can’t fly. He is holding one of his wings oddly like it’s hurt. He has also just gone through a big molt and has been very tired lately. I’m worried about him and haven’t observed any falls or crashes lately, so I do not know what the problem could […]
Hii, I am not sure if my budgie is just pregnant or sick because if I go near the nest box it usually comes out but now it didn’t come out. Its eating and drinking normally,but on rainy days its fluffed up and theres a slight bobbing of tail but it doesn’t open its beak […]
do i switch the budgies to a new cage i only saw an egg today and the cage came with a nest box from the previos owner
I bought the classic parrot food type but read it was more for african gray sized birds can i still give these to my parakeets?
My budgie has been really hormonal for the second time since I got him almost a year ago. Has been humping on his toys, regurgitating seeds, all of that. But my worry is that he is having these episodes where he opens and closes his beak, clicking, looking up, trembling, neck stretching, sometimes bites on […]
I have been told that spinach is not good for budgies wonder if supermarket dandelions are an acceptable substitute for spinach how often should I give them greens.
My parakeet, miles, just died today and my other birds seem very “ out of routine “ and they normally are really loud but today they are quiet. Miles sorta died suddenly but he’s always been inside and has nothing wrong with him and he was only 6 years old. We already buried him so […]
hello, i have had 2 budgies for roughly 2 weeks now, i cant seem to make any progress taming wise whatsoever. they arent so scared that they fly to the back of the cage but when i open the door they scoot away from me entirely. i dont wanna give up on these little guys […]
Hello my parakeet not sure if it’s a female or male but the part above the beak is brown kind of black and very dry and thick what’s wrong and that can I do to help? It has no problems breathing.
Hi, My budgie eats his own poop. At first I though he was just picking at it but I’ve now watched him nibble away until nothing was left but a few crumbs. Do I need to stop this? What can I do to stop it? He is a solo budgie and I work from home […]
I have two budgies, one male and one female. The male seems to be a “stalker” to the female, as if he’s in adoration with her, but when it comes to food and treats, he almost pushes her away, wanting it all or himself. (I always put celery, carrots, apples, etc. out for them). As […]
Hi I have a baby budgies not looking to good I don’t know what is wrong with it it has been eating and drinking the baby budgies is all puffy up I just don’t know what to do I do have other bird’s with it
So I got a budgie from pet smart about 9 months ago, her name is Pilot and I love her to death. She seems to be decently bonded to me as a person, but has too things that I don’t entirely know how to work with. So shes pretty content all together, she will hop […]
one side of my (female we think) parakeet cere is darker than the other side. no congestion, rare sneezes. we found her as an adult and have her 2 years now. no changes in eating, playing or pooping.
Hi. I have some parakeets who have now mated three times and laid eggs over the past 3.5 months. We were hoping that some of the other parakeets would mate but they haven’t done so. If we take the nesting boxes away, will they keep having eggs. Only two eggs have hatched. Thank you so […]
Brenda How do I know young Budgies are male or female ?
I have to go in a trio to a different country for about a month to sort some stuff out and I have two budgies at home that I am worried about. I have bought two automatic water and food feeders and I am planning to leave their cage open so they can free roam. […]
my parakeet only laid one egg and its been four days is that normal?
My couple had 5 chicks at what age can I give a couple of them to my niece please
I recently got a budgie from PetSmart, a few days days ago. I asked people on facebook groups what gender and age the budgie was, everyone agreed that it was a ≈2 month old male. Today is day 4, and he’s still scared of me and everyone around him. He has a good sized cage, […]
Mei Mei, Central Park’s wayward parakeet who has been spotted living among sparrows, faces her biggest challenge yet: the NYC’s winter chill.
I know my girl is too young to breed so my intention was to remove eggs as she laid them, but they are only pea sized so I assume they will not be fertile and will be safe for her to sit on until she decides to chuck them out. Am I correct?
my budgie is having swollen belly and her hair of belly area have also fallen what should i give her in diet I am not confirm weather she is going to give birth but i guess so what fruit should i give her to easily pass her egg out of her belly. Thank you
Will the female parakeet take care of the babies once hatched by her self cause I took her n put her by her self in a separate cage
My budgies mates and I have two babies ages now 33 days and 31 days. Mom,dad, and babies in the same cage. For the past three days mom and dad have got into fights. 3 total. To the point the last fight mom was bleeding near her nose. I cleaned her up and put stuff […]
one of my male budgies cannot seem to keep his beak trimmed it looks like an eagle beak he has real tree branches, cuttle bones and mineral blocks and his beak still grows longer that the other birds.
My budgie/parakeet accidentally got on a mouse glue trap in the house. He has lost a lot of feathers including his tail. He is safely off the trap by the help of olive oil, we cleaned him as good as we can with dawn dish soap and he can still walk. How long will he […]
My parakeets husband died leaving her with 5 eggs. Will the eggs hatch without the daddy.
If my four month old budgie is bullying and behaving aggressively to my 8-month-old male budgie which happens almost daily, yet she regurgitates food and likes him to preen her, what does this mean? They live in separate very large cages and sometimes I take them out and they are fine and other times they […]
NEED ONE SPECIFIC ANSWER TO LIGHTING PARAKEET CAGE MANY DIFFERENT RESPONSES NONE DEFINITIVE HOW MANY HOURS USING FULL SPECTRUM OR FLOURESCENT LOW WATT BULB 12 INCHES FROM CAGE TOP
Hello, Our female budgie has mated with one of our males (we have three males). It looks like she is ready to give birth. We have a nesting box. Should we separate the pregnant budgie and her mate to a different cage until after the babies are born and out of the nesting box?
What is best for my female budgie? She is 3 months old and constantly harassed by displays of courtship by my 9-month-old male budgie. They are in a divided 61-in double cage and the male has been screeching every day to be at her. They regurgitate through the great but she often wants her own […]
My female budgie keeps throwing up whole seeds and she’s been sleeping a lot throughout the day. Her poops also seem to be watery. We only have one bird vet in town and there not back for awhile not to sure what to do for her.
I have 2parakeets I would like to get a cockatiel. Could they live together?
I have had my female budgie for over five years, It wasn’t until the third year that she began producing eggs. An egg once a month, than it appeared that she was laying eggs on the holidays. Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, Easter, etc. Talk about timing. 🙂 When she is about to lay an […]
I have two parakeets. A male and a female. Didn’t know that when I rescued them. They have been mating and about a half hour ago I noticed an egg in the bottom of the cage. I put a small basket in there with some soft cotton which I’m sure is strange to them and […]
My budgie is ten years old but recently his tail feathers have fallen out and he has lost the ability to fly. He is still happy and playful with me and his long term budgie companion, can get around easily by climbing the cage bars and is eating and drinking normally. Is this just a […]
Our female budgie, Tiki, had 3 healthy baby chicks that she raised with Miko, the male. The oldest, Coco (male) just turned 6 weeks old on 7/12, the middle, Nuni (female) and youngest, Topi (female) all flock around the house with their parents during the day and then the parents and babies sleep in separate […]
My female budgie is around 5 years old, and recently it hasnt even been possible to get her out of her cage. I think its some kind of cage aggression, but its too much. We dont punish her for this. She has always been a little bitey, though it was never an actual problem. First, […]
I have two blue budgies who were borne from the same clutch and have been coexisting peacefully. I believe they are of breeding age given how long we’ve had them and the color/condition of their ceres. But they seem quite moody and frustrated lately (although not aggressive toward each other). My question is should I […]
My two budgies ended up having two chicks hatch about 2 months ago. The first 2-3 weeks, our male, Sunny, didn’t want anything to do with them, and if he got close, our female, Luna, would chase him away. The little ones are older now and are more independent. Ever since they began adventuring out […]
I have four parakeets, one is 9 years old and I need to switch him to a senior food diet. The other three are all 3 years or younger. My birds refuse to eat anything other than birdseed even though they have been offered fresh foods. I want to buy nutriberries senior food but is […]
I made the mistake of having my sleeping budgie unsupervised with a cat in the same room. I didn’t realize even the cat was there. The cage is covered with a blanket, and the cat was standing on the cage with her paws on it. The cage is always uncovered at the top to let […]
I bought 2 male baby budgies they are siblings, I have just found out the siblings are female and a Male plus a male I had originally had. Should I seperate the female and get another female for company?
hello, I am thinking about getting 2 parakeets (either blue and/or fancy ones) and keep them in my room. I have done research on all of the things I need and put them on a list but I am still wondering if my birds need an uv lamp. also my room does not have a […]
Hi, We have a client who was diagnosed as celiac recently and her budgies are on a seed diet. Any commercial seed diet without gluten in the ingredient list you can recommend (we understand it would not be certified GF)? Or any homemade seed diet you can recommend? Owner has been trying to convert to […]
I have several budgies but one is a male less than 1 yr old hand tamed so I can handle him with out a problem the other day while out of his cage he landed on my shoulder and nipped my face put him back in his cage I think this may be hormonal since […]
I have two budgies who very much have free reign at home and fly around the living room all day every day. They have a big cage that they sleep and eat in. We are going to be leaving them for two weeks at my in-laws’ house where they will stay in their cage. My […]
Is it ok to use deodorant spray in the bathroom with the door closed and then walk past my budgie with no contact after I leave the bathroom and closing the bathroom door behind me ,
I’ve had my male budgie for 4 months and he’s around 8 months old now. He seemed very lonely so we got him a female partner she’s 4 months now. I can’t tame either of them, whenever I try to get near them, they fly around like crazy. Even when I try to take their […]
Uno de mis periquitos australianos bebes (como de un mes y cachito, ya tiene todas sus plumas pero aun no vuela) tiene el vientre cerca de su colita muy hinchado y se le sientd como agua, el ya come solo pero se ve triste. ¿Qué medicamento para humanos le puedo dar y que fosis?
