maya

Hi there thanks for all the responses This is my first time owning a budgie as a bird and Im trying really hard to make sure Im doing things okay. Well Im not interesting in breeding the budgies. I just want to give my guy a friend since I might be going to school in Sept and might not have as much time for one on ones. It seems some think that my cage isnt big enough even for one budgie. And here I thought it was pretty roomy for one guy And what to you mean perches from front to back? I think thats what I have now - but I am a dunce sometimes. Oh and thanks for the link on the other article about cages. My bird I guess is semi-tame? he was from a petstore in the beginning and was terrified of me. But now lets me pet his stomach, and sometimes steps up when he feels like it. I leave the cage door open 24/7 when Im at home. He is in my room. So technically he should have a lot of outside/flying time. But hes weird with coming out - maybe to climb on the lower half outside his cage or perch where his door is propped out while making excited noises. He wont go to the top of the cage on his own though. Hes still newish so maybe in time he will become more brave.

Hey well I was able to find my current cage online and was wondering if you guys think its good enough to fit two budgies in it. Right now I have my one guy in it, which I think is okay, but am thinking of getting him a friend. Im still new at this cage thing and have been changing the perches in the cage to be a bit comfier. Ive changed two of the hooded cups to two regular open cups, have 2 wooden dowels, 2 rope perches, and a concrete perch (at a low spot). 3 toys and a swing. Right now the cage looks pretty cozy. I dont know if I should invest in a larger cage if I do get my guy a friend or if what I have is good enough. This is my cage description: And here is the link to see the picture. http://www.hagen.com/hagen/hagen/usa/birds...=08037200020101 - Horizontal Bars - for small birds such as budgies (parakeets), canaries and finches. - Complete with Stand - Finish: White Epoxy - Width: 17.5" - 44.5 cm - Depth: 15.1875" - 38.5 cm - Height: 44.75" - 113.6 cm (stand included) - Bottom: White - Tray: White - Top: Wire roof - Stand: White - Perch: 4 - Swing: 0 - Cup: 4 Outside Hooded Seed - White - Cage Attachment: N/A - Cage Clips: White - Spacing between wires: 0.421" (10.69 mm) - Wire Size: 0.064" (1.62 mm)

Hey thanks for the advice. Dont worry I wont restrict my bird from its seeds! I still give him a separate bowl of seeds in the afternoon until bedtime. Im just trying to find a good pellet. Im actually happy that this guy actually eats this zupreem fruity stuff. I did do more research online and there is mixed reviews about the stuff. so who knows if its actually bad? My guy seems to be more adventurous nowadays and a bit less afraid of things so hopefully i can get him to eat some fresh foods instead of staying away from it. I tried today to get the zupreem natural and plan to give him a mixture of both. I actually thought I found a place that sells the stuff but when i got there turns out the guy was wrong and he had only the zupreem fruity there. What a waste of my time lol. The guy tried to push other seed products on me. I went somewhere else though, a place where I used to go all the time, and was able to get a bag ordered for me from a very nice dude It will either be in this month, if he can tack it on to this months order, or next month sometime. So ill try that. In the meantime I also bought the Tropican Life Granules from Hagan for cockatiels though to see if my guy goes for that. They might be too big though. The picture on front was deceiving. I thought they would be smaller. But you never know.

I just got a new budgie about two weeks ago and he is about 2 months old in age. Well I am pretty concerned about its diet. I did have a bird years ago that passed away due to some type of cancer. The vet was never able to confirm what it after many tests. I remember giving it antibiotics but Its stomach grew really big, and then the vet thought it was a tumor. I believe it was also because that bird was on a seed diet, with random fruits thrown into the mix. He got overweight. And its beak would grow like crazy which I would get trimmed a lot. the vet warned about liver disease and tried to get me to ween it onto pellets. And well no matter how hard I tried and different methods the bird would have nothing to do with it. He was unbelievably stubburn. Anyhow I dont want to make the same mistakes as I did last time with my new budgie. So i was really happy when this lil guy today started to eat the zupreem fruity pellets I bought at the pet store. This was the only type of pellet they had there at the time. I actually thought it would be a lot harder to ween him onto them. What i did was mix a bit of seed with the pellets for a week and a bit. Yesterday I saw that he was mouthing/playing with the pellets in his beak. Today I gave him only pellets and he ate em readily after looking around and realizing that there was no seed. But now reading around I see that fruity zupreem is kind of frowned upon. Im worried of changing his diet any more than it already is. I still plan to offer him seed though. By giving him a little bit at night in a seperate bowl. I dont want to deny him anything. I feed the Hagen Budgie Gourmet seed. I mean not only did the lil guy start eating these pellets today. He actually even started eating his millet spray today as well (but still shy's away from other fresh food (veggies and the like)). Anyways is it still okay to feed my new lil guy what I have now. What are your personal experiences and opinions with zupreem fruity pellets?