Greetings,

We bought our very first budgie which is a male and about a year old. Sometimes I feel that he just looks really bored. We are normally all out of the house during the weekdays. Is it a general rule that two budgies are better than one? IOW does having two budgies dramatically improve their quality of life? If I do get a second budgie should it be another male? And should it be the same age or is a 3 month old okay?

 

Thanks

 

David

Greetings,

We bought our very first budgie which is a male and about a year old. Sometimes I feel that he just looks really bored. We are normally all out of the house during the weekdays. Is it a general rule that two budgies are better than one? IOW does having two budgies dramatically improve their quality of life? If I do get a second budgie should it be another male? And should it be the same age or is a 3 month old okay?

 

Thanks

 

David

If you are out of the house most of the days, yes it probs would be best to get your budgie a companion. Or, play music or the TV....they like the noise and quick action and changes of scenes of cartoons....... where he can hear the noise and be entertained while you are gone, and then spend quality time with him EVERY evening (talking to him, reading to him..........yes, they love to be read to.......singing to him.........they also absolutely love this, giving him time outside the cage with toys on the outside to play with and reward him with millet spray. Make sure thought the house is safe, meaning no open water such as toilets, dishes standing in water, no pets in the house while he is out, limit his freedom to places where you are and can see what he's doing, etc. More or less treat him with the same consideration and love as you would a young child of yours. Budgies have the intelligence level of a 2-3y/o. )

Another male would be best unless you want to run the risk of havin the patter of little feet soon. that's something I'm personally not equipped to do as I don't want to spend the time in dealing with the risks of having babies: eggbound females, babies not being fed properly, being crushed in the nestbox, etc. Two males also would be more compatible, IMHO, than a male and female as the female would be the dominate one and not very kind about it sometimes. They can be vicious at times......it's in their genes as they are the ones that are primarily the guardian of eggs and babies.

Edited May 28, 201015 yr by eve