Comments on: Why Your Budgie Needs A Companion

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:11:49 +0000

Very interesting, one of my budgies died he had been for his first visit to a vet, to have his nails clipped. When he came home for 4 days he was fine except in flight a couple of times he fell to the floor he seemed okay but then suddenly was quiet. Very sleepy he deteriated Very quickly I realised he looked different his feather and he’d began moulting, I think the vet with good intention had trimmed his feathers and finally in the space of five days couldn’t fly at all the final day and night he kept going to my son for comfort I took him to bed with me, in a box, he was unhappy clearly with that. I came downstairs I decided to put him in the cage he settled down even ate something I lay on the couch I woke about zn hour later, I peeked in the cage I touched him gently immediately knew he had died his mate that morning was upset kept calling out for him didn’t eat and was clearly upset, she seemed always to look out for him and he bluey relied on her even though they had bits of squabbles at times. I zm now going to follow youre advice and get a new mate for her the new cage has just arrived from Amazon. I don’t know why he died could trimming his feathers have caused it maybe distress he was the more timid of the two and she was the fiesty one ,or even when he fell down from flight sustained injury even though he seemed not to have done. The vet trimming him will have done so with kind intention if he indeed did.i liked your article and it already has answered some questions thanks Sandra

By: Sal

Sal — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 09:06:52 +0000

Hi Pierre, love your website..wondering is I can ask some advise..
So I’ve had a cheeky boy for 2.5 years.. He is getting friendly with the balls and his toys, so I decided to get him a friend(male). Now Patches has been my everything, little baby for that period, he is spoilt and sooo cheeky and sometimes just dead set naughty but it’s all his character, at the end of the day he has saved my life..
So I got an apparent 12 week old, male. I completely stuffed the introduction as I justttt couldn’t keep Simba(new) by himself for so long(I know I know) I think now I am paying for that.. Simba got vet checked and all good.
Problem, it’s been 2.5weeks with new and old is trying to feed but new wants nothing to do with him or doesn’t know what he is doing to him, but if I show new any kind of affection, even speaking his name will cause old to yell at me, lol, yes naughty..I feel like old is losing the bond with me, as he is quite bitey when going to bed now and has NEVER been like that.. New doesn’t even want or know how to play, he will follow patches everywhere he can, but now vicious. Drives Patches bonkers though when all Patches wants is to chase after and throw the balls, but gets chased by Simba so can’t really play..
Any tips, I’m getting desperate as new is learning yelling as a way of talking is okay.. argh.. or just keep being patient? Lost.

By: Vivianne

Vivianne — Sat, 30 May 2020 23:46:37 +0000

Great article. Thank you for the help. I have a female budgie and looking to adopt a male one that a friend of mine can’t keep anymore. Very well explained