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Awww, yah! Lovely photos I especially love the peek-a-boo shot! I envy you having access to all those plants and flowers too... I'd buy soooooo many

Do you actually think that people that have a caged animals, be it a bird, rabbit, snake, lizard etc... do it 'for kicks'???? These animals (that are sold as pets) are bred and brought up IN A CAGE so to release them in the wild is much more irresponsible than keeping them caged! That being said, I am glad you have seen the error in your ways and will not replace these budgies if they fly away or get killed.

okay..... so you posted back earlier on here that: and then today you post that you bought a new budgie and then set it free to be with the one already on the loose. Doesn't make any sense at all to me. How will you feel if this new budgie gets killed by the other 'nasty bird eating birds' Africa has?!?! I feel really sorry for this new bird

Did you buy a budgie and then set it free to fly with the one already on the loose?

With the large runny poos, it should be long. Try not to disturb them too much as they'll pick up on your nerves/anxiousness.

People with large aviaries are not the people you need advice from as ours are aviary birds and you need advice re a tamed bird. Please be more patient when waiting for advice. Hi Kaz, Sorry if I seemed impatient. I had also tried asking on another thread and got nothing there either, mostly I just didn't want the thread getting buried. But I think maybe you misunderstood my comment, I was saying I know many on have large aviaries and are therefore not in the best position to advise on my situation, I just figured there would be a few on here with comments. And then there were! :-) I actually saw your thread when you first posted it but because I didn't have specific advice I thought I'd wait to see who else comments. Then when I saw your got no love I felt the need to add what I could. Glad you got some advice and look forward to hearing what you decide.

lol.. easier said than done, I know

Does he play with the toys outside of the cage? The same ones? If so, start hanging them/sitting them closer and closer to his cage. Move them a few centimeters at a time. You'll eventually get them hanging on the outside of the cage. Once he's okay with that, sit it on the bottom of his cage and see how he goes... Hopefully you'll slowly be able to get them to hanging up stage in his cage. Does he like millet? You could also trying hanging it in/with the toy too. If he has issues with his reflection, I'd ditch the metal bowls, I wouldn't add the mirror again and probably not a bell, unless you can get a plastic one he can't see himself in. I'd probably start with something small, maybe a ball? Let us know how you get on. Good luck!

Agree... be patient. Also, if you keeping watching them and checking on them, they'll be able to pick up on your tension/stress. Relax, sit back and let them do their business

It's great you want to learn about breeding. There is a lot you need to know before you can just put two birds in a cage and expect eggs/chicks. I'd suggest looking through our breeding topics and our FAQ's. Once you get through all of the information found on the forum, then ask the questions you have. It also helps to keep a list of things you want to know on a note pad by the computer and as you find the information you can write it down. Also, just from what you have written above, how big is this 'very large cage' you want to breed two birds in? It sounds like colony breeding and it would be much better to do as you wrote further down... one pair and a nest box PER cage... but again, please read up on the information already here.

I don't have personal experience introducing a new budgie to a current one that was already tame, but I did have two inside budgies a few years back. While they did sit on my hand and associate with me, they were more bonded with each other. You will most likely lose some of the bond/connection you have with Bogie, but no one can really say how much. There is also always the possibility they wont get along. You'll need to quarantine the new guy/girl (don't think it would make much of a difference either way) for 30 days, and then start the slow introductions. I can't really offer much more advice than this. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Ahhh... makes sense. Thanks for that.

Have been following this thread although I have no idea about showing budgies, I do have a question. If a new perch size was brought in, why are you not made to have that perch size? I've noticed a few people say they are glad they haven't changed theirs yet. Were you given a period of time in which to make the changes by? I just remember reading about all the guidelines and if you don't have the proper cage you can't show... thought that may be the same with the perches. Purely curious. Thanks.

WOW... it's very poor of the previous owner not to know a bird they were selling was missing a foot!!! That aside... if she's had it for awhile and is coping well with her disabilty (as you said) she sounds like she could lead a happy life with you. Kaz, a member of staff has/has had budgie with disabilities so she'll be able to give you more advice, but just make sure you have her cage/aviary set up so she is able to get around okay. They're very adaptable. As to the breeding, I think she'd have a hard time perching and supporting herself while mating... but others may know otherwise. Good on you for keeping her! May she live a long and happy life with you.

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This is a PUBLIC forum... there is nothing to say that information posted must be 'first hand experience'. (Your 3rd hand stories could also be applied to information handed down through the generations... so what your fathers' father told him about breeding etc... Does that mean we can't post this sort of information to help others?!?!) There is also nothing to say that problems with showing budgies, breeding budgies etc... can't be discussed. Isn't this how we LEARN??? This particular topic is a discussion and as posted in the first post... This is just a curiosity question, hoping for open discussion, ideas, etc.

So lucky you found her... Firstly I'd bring her inside and keep her in a cage with a lamp over one end for warmth. Make sure she has access to water and seed as normal. Watch her very carefully, and look to see if she's eating (hulled seed) and check her poo also.

Maybe I'm the only one thinking this... but I don't think you should be keeping him in a TANK... He needs a cage with over head heat, where he can escape from it as needed. The tank will hold the heat and could possibly dehydrate him even further.

I wouldn't be keeping any bird in a tank... A cage with a lamp over it for heat would be a better option... The bread you mentioned sounds yummy too. Hope they enjoy it!

Please stop locking her in the nest box... it's a bad idea. Make sure you have plenty of nesting material in the nest box to keep the baby warm, and when you find it out of the nest box, put it back in.

No budgie under 12 months should be bred!

Awesome, that's great news! Do keep us update.

I don't use either of them. I use spot on Ivermectin. You get it from the vets. One drop on the back of the neck... problem solved.

You have found a............................................ PINK BUDGIE!!!!! lol.... Very cute photo too!

Use the FAQ's Clancy... top left hand corner of page... they have plenty of information in them... or even just use the search function.