i have a male and a female togerther in a 2ft by 1ft cage, they both seem to be in breeding condition and she is interessted in the next box i have provided. However when i watch them they seem to ignor eah other. they are on a diet of normall seed what am i doin wrong and how can i solve it plzz help.

If your cage is really 2ft x 1ft x ? it is FAR too small for two birds - I don't care what the pet store told you. Unless you have the cage open ALL the time and they are allowed free flight around the room most of the time to get properly exercised.

 

As to whether or not this is cramping their style for breeding - hard to say. You have to understand that budgies can be pretty picky and it doesn't matter if they are both in condition, both mature enough (you don't say how old they are), both on their cycle together (his cere is blue and hers is brown together), love the nest box you provided and are in all other respects happy - if they don't like the look of each other - it ain't going to happen.

 

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If your cage is really 2ft x 1ft x ? it is FAR too small for two birds - I don't care what the pet store told you.  Unless you have the cage open ALL the time and they are allowed free flight around the room most of the time to get properly exercised.

 

As to whether or not this is cramping their style for breeding - hard to say.  You have to understand that budgies can be pretty picky and it doesn't matter if they are both in condition, both mature enough (you don't say how old they are), both on their cycle together (his cere is blue and hers is brown together), love the nest box you provided and are in all other respects happy - if they don't like the look of each other - it ain't going to happen.

 

Bit like people really.........

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its 2ft by 1ft by 1.5ft the male is 1 year and 7 months and the female is 4. I think they do like the look of each other as when they are out of the cage they sort of kiss but when inside nothing happens is it coz their shy or wat

Edited April 19, 200520 yr by budgie_lover

If your cage is really 2ft x 1ft x ? it is FAR too small for two birds - I don't care what the pet store told you. Unless you have the cage open ALL the time and they are allowed free flight around the room most of the time to get properly exercised.

 

As to whether or not this is cramping their style for breeding - hard to say. You have to understand that budgies can be pretty picky and it doesn't matter if they are both in condition, both mature enough (you don't say how old they are), both on their cycle together (his cere is blue and hers is brown together), love the nest box you provided and are in all other respects happy - if they don't like the look of each other - it ain't going to happen.

 

Bit like people really.........

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its 2ft by 1ft by 1.5ft the male is 1 year and 7 months and the female is 4. I think they do like the look of each other as when they are out of the cage they sort of kiss but when inside nothing happens is it coz their shy or wat

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does nebody else have an opinion

4 year old could be getting on in age i dont breed mine over the age of three as i find i get more problems as graemesmith said they one or both might be the wrong colour i have a supurb hen that will only mate with blue cocks,i have tryed her with green,grey and lutino but nothing happens till shes with a blue

In addition to what others have said, I want to add that a seed diet alone isn't best for them. It can lead to malnutrition. It would be good to try to get them to eat a high quality pellet food as well but I think the most important thing is to add fresh and cooked foods into their diets. You can find a lot of information on the internet about what foods are good for your budgies and what aren't. (Note that a lot of outdated websites and books will say that seed alone is good enough but more recent studies have shown that it is not enough and has very little nutritional value. It's quite different to what they would find in the wild.)

i have a male and a female togerther in a 2ft by 1ft cage, they both seem to be in breeding condition and she is interessted in the next box i have provided. However when i watch them they seem to ignor eah other. they are on a diet of normall seed what am i doin wrong and how can i solve it plzz help.

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