Hey all. I have some good news, but I am not sure if I should do it or not. He is the budgie that is mostly all yellow. My friend came over with a male budgie today, I think he was a dominant pied. He asked me if I wanted to take him, to be a partner for my new budgie Echo. I didnt really know what to do. So I told him I would call him tomorrow. I wanted to get all of your opinions. Oh and here are some pictures of them both. They got along really well. Oh and he said this budgie was not tame . I seemed to get along with him quite fine, they would both stand on my finger. Although once he got on something he was hard to get off, no matter how much you pushed on his lower stomach. Again sorry for the large pics, but I do not know how to resize them

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Edited October 23, 200618 yr by hops523

Only take him if you really want another budgie, not because you think Echo needs a friend. What thoughts do you have that make you unsure of whether to do it or not?

I have the room, the only reason I wouldnt want to is because, I just got Echo, and I dont know some people I talked to said I am jumping into this too quick. But I have the time, and space for him, so I am thinking why wouldnt I

Well, you would need two cages at first. Even though they have met each other, it is still a good idea to quarantine the other bird away from Echo for at least 30 days. And even after they are introduced again, they may prefer seperate cages to sleep or eat in. Now, if one gets sick, the other most likely will also, which will require a higher vet bill and two birds to medicate instead of just one. They may decide they like each other's company more than yours. (Not necessarily, at one time I had 11 that used to fight for my attention, sometimes literally, so they can both prefer you to be around.) The mess will seem to increase more than twofold so extra cleanup time will be an issue. Especially if they retain seperate cages, when you dismantle them for thorough cleaning it will take twice as long. When I had two cages it would take a good 2-3 hours to clean all food/water dishes, perches, toys, grate, and all parts of the cage itself as well as wipe down walls and vacuum or sweep.

 

Those are some reasons you might not want to. I'm sure there are others. If none of them bother you, and your heart tells you to give this other budgie a home, then your decision is already made, isn't it?

Edited July 19, 200618 yr by Rainbow

you already have 3 are they all together? per your profile

 

I would say the disadvantage to taking another would be taming but like Rainbow said you should quarantine so that gives you time to work with both of the birds at different times.

 

As long as you feel you have the time and committment in the long run and if they don't get along with the other birds and you have a possible plan, it really is up to you

Yeah I have some extra cages that are not in use. I have two cages going right now. And I have done it before. Haha yeah it wont be a problem with clean-up. I think I can handle it. So would it be okay to take them both out at the same time during the day? Or take them out at a seperate time?

During quarantine they obviously would be taken out at seperate times, because they should be in seperate rooms. After that is over, it would be however you are best able to handle them while they are out. I didn't notice you already had 3 instead of 1. There is a huge difference trying to get 4 tamed birds back into their cages as opposed to 4 untamed birds. If some or all of those birds are flighted to boot, it means the fun will really begin, LOL. Your potential for a real party increases dramatically!

Yeah they would be in seperate rooms. I will give my friend a call and tell him he can bring him back over tomorrow. I just wanted to get your opinions on me getting another budgie this quick. But he seems to be a really nice male. Just look at him

good luck

Thank you

hops do you still have Bella??

Sadly no , do you remember when I said I went to the vet because she was sick? Well when I got there the vet had told me she had passed away. The weird thing is he did not call me to tell me, he just told me to stop by. How did you remember that?

 

Also does anyone have any budgies with a light green plastic band?

aww sorry to hear that Hops, I saw an old post of yours with her and the last post was about taking her, I couldn't find one with what happened. I guess the vet wanted to tell you in person but I think that was a bit harsh, I would rather hear over the phone straight away.

 

The plastic band would be a split ring. You can get them from pet shops and such. They are used to mark family lines so inbreeding can't happen.

Yeah I didnt think he would say straight to my face that my budgie passed away, I would rather do it over the phone.

 

Oh okay, so is the split ring sometimes used in place of the id bands? That is what theh male has on his leg, and my female has a reddish/orange id band.

well there are two sorts of bands, one which is put on when they are babies called 'close ring' this come in different colour depending on the age of the bird and are needed to show your bird. They are metal and have the breeders number ingraved into it.

Does this match the reddish one on your hen?

 

the other is what I stated above.

Yeah that is the one on my hen. I wanted to find out what the colors mean, because I thought some meant they were born in a different year.