jennahill

Will do !

If you dont catch him and examine him as I suggested and he keels over dead because you didnt check and didnt act....wouldnt you later wish you had ?? Well I guess it was just stress and getting use to his new home...today he hasn't been fluffing his feathers...still looks a little bigger than the green bird, but back to "normal".

Also, do you guys recommend the vitamins that go in the food or water? I bought some, but wanted some opinions before I used them.

No his bottom is clean....I am feeding him a seed/pellet mix as well as offering fruits/veggies in a different bowl...I've offered berries, romaine lettuce, broccoli, carrots, apples, and bananas...so far they haven't tried any of it...they pick the seeds out of the mix and eat them, but refuse anything else...I had the treats in the bowl on top of the veggies/fruits trying to get them to give it a try, but they won't even eat the treats, just seeds. I'm afraid to try and catch them, if he's stressed won't it stress him more? They let me pet them a bit, and the green will stand on my finger, but I don't want to scare them...Right now they are chirping and seem to be doing/acting well...it's just the fluffed up feathers...everything else seems normal. Both are eating and drinking plenty.

Thank you! That's why I'm so worried that they won't eat anything else, because everything I've read says they need a balanced diet of seed and/or pellets and fruits/veggies. i will just keep trying and hopefully they will give in and try some!

He has been eating and drinking plenty..neither one of the birds are very active yet. i think they are still adjusting to their new home, but when the green bird moves around the blue one follows him. He does puff his feathers up a lot, but even when they aren't puffed he still looks a lot bigger than when I got him last week. They could be younger than 3-4 months. I really don't know their exact age. I just know they were referred to as "babies". I was just guessing from what I read online. Thanks for the info guys!

I dont know how much closer I can get...I had the camera up to the edge of the cage and zoomed a bit! haha

My blue budgie went from looking like a "normal" budgie to looking very overweight...Is he bloated? I've only had him about 8 days so I don't think he could have gained so much weight so fast, or could he? Here is the before picture. This was last wednesday. And here is the after picture..taken today.

Hi! Just joined the site yesterday! I had a couple budgies growing up, but just got two last week. My daughter named them Crystal Green Bird and Snowy Blue Bird. It's been quite a while since I've had any. So I definitely needed a refresher on diet, care, etc.

Oh and they are both still babies. Around 3-4 months I think.okay here are some closer up pics.

I got my budgies a little over a week ago from a pet store....They were on an all seed diet. I can't get them to even consider anything else! I bought a mixed blend of seeds a pellets and they only pick out their favorite seeds and throw the rest. I have been offering fruits and veggies every day also and they won't touch them. Help!

Can you tell from this picture? If not I will try to get a better one. We just got these little guys a little over a week ago.