Hey guys,

 

So my Mum finally agreed to me getting a budgie friend for Rejy. We've been looking around and on Monday we'll be having a look at a breeders stock, on friday we'll look at a pet shop and there's another place we'll look at but don't know when.

 

What I was wondering was Rejy is a rather evil budgie and has never been able to be hand tamed. What budgie would go best with her? Baby male, mature male, Baby female or mature Female? Rejy is about 3-4 years old and a female.

 

And we've built a new budgie cage and we want to road test it first, but can be let Rejy in and introduce another budgie later or would it be better to put both in at the same time?

 

Thanks

Emma

Congrats. It is never a guaratee if they will get along no matter if they are male, female, young or older, it is up to the individual bird.

 

Make sure you quarantine for the full 30 days, so keep them apart in different rooms to ensure everyone is healthy. Even if they look healthy doesn't mean they are.

 

You know I have 2 males so I can't give much advice on which is better. I would say a younger budgie would be more passive and less set it their ways vs an older budgie. I would go with the same sex personally because I wouldn't want an accidently egg laying. So if it was me a young female, others may have different views.

 

On introducing, you will want to put the cages side by side where they can't touch so no one can bite off toes or be injured for a few days (after the 30 days is up) and then letting them out together to get to know each other. Pretty and Merlin didn't share a cage together during the day unless I was there to supervise because Pretty was hyper and though Merlin to be his "girlfriend" things have calmed down but I still keep them apart at night right now.

 

I hope that helps.

Rejy isnt hand tamed so I can't just let them out.

 

Is it safe to add a new budgie into her cage? Cos we sorta need to know soon, tomorrow is the only day i have free to introduce Rejy to her new cage. We wouldn't be getting a new budgie for this week at least, we'd probably get it next week sometime.

 

So can you introduce a budgie directly into a cage another budgie already inhabits? Letting them fly aroudn the room and still have ther own cages to retreat too will not work.

 

thanks

Emma

No you need to quarantine for 30 days, and if you want to hand tame your new budgie you don't want to just let the new one in the cage. You need to work on creating a bond with your untamed one because whatever this one does your other budgie will pick up on.

 

To introduce, I would put them the cages side by side but not touching so they can't bite each other's feet. And I would introduce them in a small room outside of the cage so there is not territorial behavior. Therefore you can put your other back in.

 

You may be completely against wing clipping but I am going to put up for an option on your untamed bird because if you let him out and he goes crazy he can get hurt plus it makes it easier to tame and get him back in the cage.

As i've said before i CANNOT let Rejy out of her cage. My Mum would have a fit Rej would have a fit from being caught and no one would be happy. Rejy is not hand tamed or finger tamed. We also will not clip Rejy's wings. we do not ahve a vet experienced with birsd and i am a 14 year old kid who owns a single bird.

 

We've let Rejy into the new cage and we've decided we'll have the new birds in Rej's old cage for quarantine period and for introductions I'll move the new birds to my smallest cage and place the small cage inside the big cage. So they can get to know each other and then the new ones have their own 'territory" to retreat to.

 

Emma

You will need to keep the new budgie in a seperate room for at least a 30 day quarantine period. Wash your hands between caring for each bird so that if either one has a health issue that isn't apparent yet, you will not be as likely to transmit anything from one bird to the other.

 

Rejy is not too old for you to try to make friends with her still. Will she eat millet from your hand? Can you change her food and water without her freaking out that your hand is in her cage?

No to bothe of them. If I reach into the cage she goes mad, and will throw herself at the bars to get away. When I do try and ctach her she bites and screeches like she's being murdered. Mum also dosnt want her flying free in the house, Mum has this thing about animals in the house, even bringing pigs in for a hug is a rare thing.

 

Yup we have a spot for the new bird/s and a cage so they'll be seperate for 30 days.

 

Emma

Just watch the cage inside the cage. I've heard of toes being nipped off. If Rej jumps on the other cage your new budgie might bite her little toes. I've seen my budgies nip at toes if someone is out and lands on top of the cage. And they are all pretty friendly, and get along. I wouldn't recommend that.

 

You can try just introducing after quarantine. It may go okay. If not, just remove your new budgie and perhaps introduce your older budgie to the smaller cage and see how things go. I'm guessing your budgie will be so thrilled for budgie companionship (she hasn't bonded with you) that it won't be an issue. (No guarantees of course).

We ended up with a mature hen a bubby cock.

 

Now 30 days wait then I can try introductions (Laughing out loud)

 

Emma