My baby budgie Bertie is missing his back left claw. I didnt notice it when i bought him til the next morning. Im guessing he was born without it cuz its "healed up" well so doesnt look like anything happened to it anytime recently. His lil toes and claws seem to turn to the side more than my other budgie too. His nails are a lil bit longer than hers, so Im wondering if trimming his nails will help or whether its possibly just foot probs that he was born with? Has anyone seen anything like this before?

 

He was having trouble at first climbing in the cage,as he cant grab around 2 bars with that foot and grabs around the one bar and that foot slides down. So I changed the perches (which i wouldve anyway, i just got onto it quicker lol) to a branch diagonal for him to climb up it to the higher horizontal one, and he gets up there no problem. I only have him in a small cage I bought as the petshop was about to close when I got there and figured i could just get a larger one later and handy to have a small cage around spare. I would like to get them a bigger cage. Im wondering whether one of those larger parrot type (but with narrower bars for budgies) large patio/inside cages will be too tall for him since he has his wing clipped and cant climb the bars or whether he'd b okay if i just put branches for him to climb or whether i'd be better off getting a med sort of cage like a 60wx40dx40h cage where he has a bit of room and can get up "high" easier. Does anyone have any suggestions? Id greatly appreciate it.

That's a good thing if it has healed. The feet slanting I have on one of my boys as well and he gets around normally.

 

If he can't climb up the cage then just make sure you have lots of branches/perches to climb around. If you are worried then go to avian vet and get him checked out, but from what you've said it sounds okay.

I wouldn't get a large parrot/patio cage especially if you've only got one budgie. It would feel too big and scary...

 

Any chance of some pics?

If you can find a cage where most of the bars run horizontally, it will be easier to climb.

The feet slanting I have on one of my boys as well and he gets around normally.

 

 

 

 

Taylor......what do you call feet slanting ??

Well his feet are thinner than his friends and lean/slant to one side.

Well his feet are thinner than his friends and lean/slant to one side.

Usually due to lack of calcium as a growing chick in the nestbox Taylor

I see, should the budgie itself be smaller due to lack of bone growth, as Fern is actually the biggest of them all.

 

Can this be past down to his chicks.

I do give them a vitamin supplement in their water every second day too.

I see, should the budgie itself be smaller due to lack of bone growth, as Fern is actually the biggest of them all.

 

Can this be past down to his chicks.

I do give them a vitamin supplement in their water every second day too.

Smaller ? No. But usually affects feet and the use of them...Weaker grip etc, sitting sideways on its toes..............toes seem to be used like a platform not each toe around perch gripping it properly. If his feet are affected in this way, best not to use him for breeding..........besides he may not be able to grip the hen properly for mating. Only ever use the best of the best for breeding...not ones with issues.

Edited August 14, 201113 yr by **KAZ**

He sits fine, all normal. His toes are placed on the perch exactly like the others and the others don't have the problem.