My oldest budgie Joey passed away early yesterday morning. She was seven and half years old. I noticed she was more tired, sleepy lately but her appetite was good. My other surviving budgie, Ember, is three and half years old. He is more of a people bird and my family doesn't want to buy another budgie. I know Ember is upset, looking around for his friend. I try to interact as much as I can with him, to form a better bond but at the same time don't want him to die of loneliness. I hear that some budgies will die if there partner is gone and I wouldn't want that to happen to him. So should I continue to bond with him to get him more use to us or would it be better to buy him a new companion? Thanks for your help!

I haven't hear budgies dieing from missng thie partner, that's is most liky a myth floating around and is more base on the fact both birds where sick with the smae thing and the owers didn't notice.

 

If your family doesn't want another keep working with him a bond with budgies can be broken in around a week. With you working with him he will come to see you as he new 'partner'

Thanks! I will try bonding with him more.

welcome to the forums, sorry to hear about your loss

We have 1 budgie, Pretty and he does well. When we first got him home he called for a couple weeks for his friends, he has bonded well over the last 6 months with me. We love him to pieces

Welcome to the forum. Im very sorry to hear about your loss. When my Minnie passed away, Mickey called for her for about 1 week. when He realized she wasn't coming back, he chummed up with one of the baby girls. If I were you, I would try to bond with him. You can always leave the option of getting him a partner later open. Let him mourn, and he should be okay. good luck

Sorry to hear about Joey

 

Id say try bonding with him more...and see what happens....

 

(where in canada do you live?...i live in Guelph Ontario..nice to meet ya! )

 

Kirby

Welcome from another Canadian. Sorry for your loss!!!

I live in Winnipeg. Ember is doing better and bonding with me. He likes to sit on my shoulder and land on my head, never did that in the past.

great job canadian!!!

 

ps-Winnipeg eh?....((Laughing out loud), get it, were known for our 'eh?' in Canada)

 

Kirby :

great job canadian!!!

 

ps-Winnipeg eh?....((Laughing out loud), get it, were known for our 'eh?' in Canada)

 

Kirby :ausb::

 

 

(Laughing out loud)! That is right eh?

 

:ausb:

..(Laughing out loud), So hows Ember doing? And did you get him a freind or no....

 

Kirby