We all know that i am forever joking about Ozzie's fat tum. But after weighing him last night and finding that he had gained 3g since i weighed him 9 days ago, making him 47g and 10g heavier than Blinkie, i'm worrying that he's gone from cute pudgie budgie to just being overweight (but still extraodinarily cute).

 

I already measure their seed (i guess Ozzie's eating more that his share), they get pellets sprinkled on top of their seed and they get plenty of veggies. I rarely give them millet and seed sticks are restricted to xmas pressies. They're out of the cage for 4+ hours everyday and Ozzie certainly spends this time running and flying around the place. I'm not sure how he's putting on this weight. :hap: Is there some way i can get him to slim down without affecting poor well toned Blinkie.

Could you take Oz out for some time without Blinkie? Oz won't be eating for that time and he'll be having more exercise. *L* Could you chase him a little during this time so he can get some hard core exercise? Blink can have some extra food at this time.

 

Could you separate them for a day or two and find out exactly what each is eating? Maybe you can have some time where there's no food in the cage. Maybe you could get (or make) a mix of seeds that have less fattening ones in it - less millet or something. Or feed them their seeds separately and take it out when they're together.