i heard through a friend that a friend of theres had a 2 year old budgie, they are due to move house within the next few weeks and they said if they dont find a home for it, it will go over the fence and set free, as i already have 3 i didnt really want any more but i couldnt let this happen so i have took him in. He looks really underweight, two of my budgies are around 8 months old and the other one is just over one. they are all pretty big budgies compared to this one. I have changed his seed to trill instead of the supermarket one and i have also put some vitamins in (which he is eating). he seems friendly and happy but my main concern is his weight. He also never keeps his beak closed is this normal, he is constantly opening and closing it, its not overgrown as i checked last night. Also, how long should i keep him seperated from the other three budgies. Luckily the cage is a big cage and big enough for 6 budgies so i know there is plenty of room.

Quarantine him for 30 days at least.

I would suggest taking him to your avian vet to check him out, especially his beak. It could be an overbite or it may need to be trimmed to help him out.

 

Congrats :bluebudgie:, would love to see pics.

Hi and welcome to our forums.

Congratulation, on your new budgie.

 

l agree with Elly, a trip to an avian vet would be good to do.

yes, l would love to see pics too

Edited August 24, 200717 yr by birdluv

he is constantly opening and closing it

It sounds more like he is 'panting' than it being open from a out of line beak. This could be a sign of illness, it is good that he is eating. I would also suggest a trip to your avian vet since you are already worried and it's better to know for sure than later on when all your birds could be affected.

Edited August 24, 200717 yr by Nerwen

Good on you for taking him in but do get him checked out by the vet. :ygbudgie:

Good on you for saving this budgie, its horrible to think these people didn't care enough for their bird to at least make an effort to find it a home, what a lucky little bird that you were there

 

he is constantly opening and closing it

It sounds more like he is 'panting' than it being open from a out of line beak. This could be a sign of illness, it is good that he is eating. I would also suggest a trip to your avian vet since you are already worried and it's better to know for sure than later on when all your birds could be affected.

I thought this as well from your description, Budgies have very sensitive respiratory systems so if you budgie seems to be panting all the time (and not just exertion from flight) it might be a good idea to get him checked up At least an Avian vet could help ease your concerns about his weight as well... Good luck and keep us updated!