Jen

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Its great to see other Perth people on her as well, *libby* im north of the river in the carine area. (Laughing out loud) NickNack I'll get right onto that cake for you then! She does seem to be eating, when I change her seed in the morning there are husks left behind but I will try her on some soaked bread as well. okay I have managed to take some pictures of Tizzy, hopefully I've done this right... She doesn't look as skinny (or maybe I'm just worrying over nothing? ) and her cere is more of a pinkish colour then whats showing up in the photos

Hello everyone just wanted to introduce myself and my budgie and say what a great forum this is! I bought Tizzy my budgie a few days ago, she is the first bird I’ve owned so it’s all very new to me. I got her from a pet shop where she was advertised as a baby. I don’t really trust the pet shop but I still think she is quiet young as she doesn’t have a white ring around her eye, I’m also not a hundred percent sure on her sex? I’ve read some sections of the FAQ, great information, but still have a couple of questions. She is really skinny and her breast bone is quiet obvious. Apart from that she seems healthy to me (a clean bum and is very active). What’s the best way to put some more condition on her? She hasn’t been wormed yet, I’m feeding her mixed seed from the pet shop and trying her with different fruit, vegies and eucalyptus leaves none of which she has touched yet. I’m no sure what else I can do but am worried about how skinny she seems. Her nails are also very long do I need to worry about trimming them at all? There are a few natural branches in her cage, will that help to keep her nails short? I think that’s all for now, I’ll try and take some pictures of Tizzy so I can show her off Thanks