Hi could you please tell me what it means when a young budgie runs up and down the bottom of their cage, even when there foot bleeds from the sandpaper are they frustrated or overly happy can anyone help please

well my first question is why is there sandpaper in the cage?

 

Is your budgie tamed? If he is then it could be that is he happy to see you and wants out but most of the time if there are perches they will jump from perch to perch.

 

or it could be that something frightened him.

 

A bleeding foot needs to be tended too or it can get infected. So I would call the vet for an appointment.

well my first question is why is there sandpaper in the cage?

 

Is your budgie tamed? If he is then it could be that is he happy to see you and wants out but most of the time if there are perches they will jump from perch to perch.

 

or it could be that something frightened him.

 

A bleeding foot needs to be tended too or it can get infected. So I would call the vet for an appointment.

 

Ahh we mean sand sheets, the ones designed for budgies that you put the grit on and he isnt tame

 

will get the message across to book him into the vet tommorrow

You might also consider letting your friend know to take out the sand sheets and not use them for several reasons. 1st, if they are causing his foot to bleed they need to come out ASAP. 2nd, budgies don't need sand, and 3rd, the glue used to hold the sand on the sheet to me is questionable because you don't know what it is, and could be toxic if ingested. If the budgie is eating the sand, he most certainly is also eating the glue used to hold it on the sheet.

 

As far as what his behavior means, we need a little more information. Does the behavior seem repetitive and agitated? Is he also frantically scratching at a corner of the cage while he's down there? Does it look like he wants to hide? My first thought since the budgie is untamed is that he is afraid and is looking for escape. The fact that he is spending enough time at the bottom of the cage to have scratched his feet up so that they bleed reinforces that to me. But I don't have all the facts. But I am glad you are telling him to take the budgie to the vet. If he can, he needs to wash off that poor bird's feet with slightly warm water to offer some relief before he gets to the vet.

 

Thank you for caring enough about your friends bird to offer help. :angel1:

Edited July 24, 200619 yr by Rainbow