budgiegirl 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Member ID: 4,686 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 123 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,020 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/09/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 7, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2008 hi everyone this is such a wonderful site I just had to join it and I have 2 Questions Q:how long does it take to tame a pet shop budgie? Q:what can I feed my budgie? I 'm going to get a budgie very soon! I'm so excited does anyone know any good pet shop or breeders in Adelaide I just can't find any Does anyone have any good names I just can't decide bye and thanks for your help! Link to comment
Jodie 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Member ID: 4,257 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 150 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 981 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,495 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 7, 2014 Birthday: 28/07/1993 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hi budgiegirl hope you enjoy the forums, as for your questions It is better to buy a budgie off a breeder as they are easly tamed at a younger age. And you can feed your budgie brocoli, sweetcorn(a favourate of Bailey's my budgie)carrot, apple, banana, bok choy, spinach, as for the names are you getting a male or female? Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted September 23, 2008 (edited) Hello and welcome **PUTS HAND UP** I am a breeder in SA with hens on eggs will have babies ready to be homed in about 10 weeks or so which i know is probably too far away for what you are looking for. There are a number of us who breed here in SA - you came to the right place Also budgies from breeders like us come fully hand tamed and health assured. Budgies eat a quality budgie seed, veggies (not lettuce, cabbage or avocado) and fruits PS. Dont forget to set your gender in "my controls" - at the moment it says you are male, where i am assuming by your name you are female Edited September 24, 2008 by KAZ added more Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Share Posted September 23, 2008 (edited) Hi Budgie girl, and welcome ... This is the place to be when it comes to budgies Check out the FAQ's section it is jam packed full of great information and answers to most commonly asked questions - There is a list in there to for what foods are safe and not safe for your soon to be feathered friend/s - Also please have a read about NOT quarantining - it is s in the top 5 reasons why peoples birds get / are sick or die .. So please if you are buying new birds quarantine from your existing ones It is great to have you here I look forward to reading more of your post, Remember to ask plenty of questions There are no silly ones and we were all beginners once and we are all still learning ... Names are either easy or hard - you are better of waiting to you see the one you want, then I am sure it will come to you Edited September 23, 2008 by Neat Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Welcome Link to comment
birdluv 0 Posted September 24, 2008 Member ID: 2,137 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 144 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,842 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/03/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30, 2018 Birthday: 06/04/1978 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hi, welcome Link to comment
Sailorwolf 0 Posted September 24, 2008 Member ID: 1,536 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,753 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 16,870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 21, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hi and welcome to the forums. Where you get the budgie from pet shop or breeder will not influence the time it takes to tame the budgies. Many breeders like to handle their babies, so that they are tame, but many breeders do not. Baby budgies from petshops would have come from breeders in the first place, so again you have to rely on whether those breeders handled the babies or not. Breeders tend to know how old their babies are much better than petshop staff Link to comment
charlie2479 0 Posted September 24, 2008 Member ID: 4,498 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 268 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,830 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/07/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 17, 2009 Birthday: 27/03/1979 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hi budgiegirl and welcome to BBC , you will find everything you need to know here, just ask and we willl do our best to help you out. Like the others said it is usually best to get a baby from a breeder, they are able to tell you the exact age and what mutation it is, and you can usually be assured of a healthy bird aswell. Babies that have been handled from day one should be much easier to tame, but each budgie is an individual and it can take some time but if you are persistant and paitiant then you will get a great little friend Like Liv I also have babies due soon and I am sure there are a few others around, if you have a perticular colour or type that you are after then I am sure one of us will have something that you will love. Link to comment
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