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Question #1:

Is this bar spacing appropriate for a budgie?

So i've been searching craigslist for around a couple months now and think i have found the perfect cage. It provides plenty of space for the parakeet/budgie i'm getting soon. Its really nice, especially for the price. The only issue is the bar spacing, which happens to be 3/4 inch and more than recommended. Its quite frustrating that this near perfect cage has this tiny yet important flaw. So i was wondering if this would matter too much? Also, would getting an english budgie make much of a difference?

Question #2:

my parakeet jump on the bowl of water?

my bird randomly jump(or fell? ) on the bowl of water i was holding for them

when they drink i hold a bowl of water for them to drink then one of my bird fell or jump in the bowl and a spill ow water in their cage

the question is my bird gonna be alright ?

Question #3:

are my birds fighting?

every night around the same time my birds charlie and wallie get up onto there beds ( seprit swing on the top of the cage) once i put the cover over there cage wallie starts to fight with charlie. what they do is wallie climbs on the top of the cage to charlies perck and nips at her because he wants to sit with herbut charlie likes to sleep alone so she makes funny chirps and pecks at him. then it starts into an ongoing fight while im trying to sleep that last around 20 minutes. so far there has been no feather plucking, but im worried that they could start to. then what would i do? please help i dont know what to do.
additional info. there parakeets and there still babies, bought around 2 months ago.
thanks for the help

Question #4:

Do my parakeets seem happy? How would you rate their care?

I have two parakeets, a blue male: Blizzard, and a rare female: Minty. (Rare parakeet is the breed, she is gray, yellow, green, black and white.)
They live in this cage: Click Here
and I keep one of the blue top roofs propped open so they can fly around whenever they want in my (birdy proofed) room.
They have a rope perch, three wooden, and a couple plastic swings. They always have access to millet spay, and occasionally I put in birdy treat sticks. They have an assortment of toys that I rotate every once and a while, and they always have fresh bird seeds and water. (their water is in a bird bath that they drink/swim in.): Click Here
They get daily attention by me and my family, and will perch on your finger and Minty gives "kisses" (she will lean over to your lips and give you a peck) :)
They don't have their wings clipped - I don't like the thought of them not being able to fly as they're meant to.
Also, the only eat their seeds/treat sticks/ and millet spray. Occasionally they will munch on some Triscut crackers, but I'm thinking they're shredding them more that eating it. they won't touch any veggies or fruits, and I cant get them to eat pellets (which I know are better for them) so.. help??
Oh, their cage is cleaned daily, too.
thanks!!
rate 10 to 1. 10 being amazing, and 1 being poor.
tell me what to improve on. I wan't them to live long, healthy, happy lives.
(I've had them for nearly 10 years.)
Okay, typo! i've had them for nearly 4 years.. whoops. thanks for everyone whose answered, i will definitely try switching to pellets and introducing new healthy foods :)

Question #5:

My budgie died!! Should i get another one?

this morning my budgie died. i have no idea why. i buried it in my yard. it had food and water ( ur probably wondering why i asked a quesion how long can a budgie live without food and thts cause my aunt has a parakeet and she is going on vacation and was wondering and i said i would ask cause shes not good with computers! lol) so getting bak to my bird, he was perfectly fine and then when i wke up he was on the bottom of the cage, dead. :( should i get another one? i no its lonely and stuff but the thing is tht my other bird doesnt really like me a lot. should i make him get used to me and then get another one? or am i better off just keeping one? thx!
PLZ NO STUPID ANSWERS! IM SAD :( :( :( :(

Question #6:

What bird should my grandma get?

My grandma wants a bird. She already has two dogs. She says she will wait till he gets a house though to rent or buy. She wants a parrot but i'm not for sure if she knows that much about them all the birds she ever had was a budgie/parakeet and two doves. Is their any like small parrots or anything like that and can u give me information for that bird? Any place we could get cheap bird cages to?
She wants a cute personality and one that can talk real good. It can't be to loud like a cockatoo.
Would a parrotlet be good or what is a good parrot for her?
Plus how do u keep them from being mean when they grow up like when they get hormones

Question #7:

Have a question about caging different birds together?

Okay I have this huge cage it is 6 feet tall, 5 feet wide, and is and 18 inches deep, can I put 2 parakeets, 2 cockatiels, and a lovebird together in this cage???Please help soon hubby is out there making the cage new doors so that it would be easier for me to feed them without them excaping???
I have had both the parakeets for about 3 years now, and the cockatiels for about 15 years, and they have been housed side by side for at least the 3 years but in different cages, well I just got a huge cage given to me so I was wanting to put them together, they are use to each other but just not in same cae, I have lots of perches and 2 different bird baths to put in there and my husband made 2 different swings for them and I will put there toys from their cages now into the new cage to give them a sence of home.

Question #8:

My bird is poisoned !!??HELP!!?

ok i checked her today and she was on the floor of the cage , and she was fluffed up . when i grabed her she didn't get alert or anything . i immediately told my parents . we have her a shower with soap to take any toxic in her plumage . we are giving her water with sugar . she barely drinks it , so we forced her . we gave her now some milk . she is in my dad's hand because she will stay warm in his hand . i'm sure she is intoxicated , because we had a lot of ticks so we fumigated , and she is always on the floor trying to find seeds . please help me , and don't put any rude comments , just give me ideas to help her . i have another bird , he isn't sick he is a cockatiel , but he's never in the floor . the one that is sick is my parakeet ! HELP ME ! she can't die . i love her .now she is more dry and she will suddenly try to fly . is this a good sign ! please answer . this is urgent
give me ideas other than vet help please and now she was chirping and protesting .

Question #9:

adoption interview for parakeets?

hi,so me and my dad went to the pet shelter yesterday and we found these two parakeets that made the most beautiful noises. so me and my dad decided to get both of them. filled out the adoption sheet and when we were finished the lady that worked their said we need to come in for a interview and i don't know what that means. would it be like an evaluation where they ask us all these bird questions? please help! no rude answers please :)

p.s. we have 3 cockatiels so we know little bit about birds and the parakeets will be kept in a different cage

Question #10:

bird owners can you explain odd parakeet behavior?

I was having a heated conversation with my boss, no yelling, just a lot of emphasizing. His two birds started almost chirping every time I was talking, so loud that it disrupted the whole conversation. They were almost screaming with their chirping. I started joking around and yelling "shut up" to them and then they would be quiet. The second I started talking again them started chirping so loud I had to stop my conversation. This time I walked over to their cage and told them to shut up again. (I'm not a mean person, I was more less being funny with my boss, but really they were embarrassing.

I've never had much to do with his birds, for that matter, neither does he except to change the paper on the cage floor, and water and feed them. But these birds were like trying to drown me out or shut me up. At least that is the way I perceived it. It was really bizarre and it kind of bothers me. What was up with these birds?

Question #11:

What is the best kind of cage for a couple to a few parakeets?

Square or round, dome or flat top, how large? Any good links or suggestions on where to purchase one?

Question #12:

How do i get my budgie to cuddle and like me?

I have a one year old budgie named romeo. he doesn't bite me and he'll get on my finger, but he isn't affectionate at all. i try to play with him and he'll fly back to his cage. i hear all about how loving parakeets can be with their owners and i want Romeo and I to have a loving relationship too, help?

Question #13:

My parakeet has scissor beak, and something else happening to his beak too, someone help?!?

I've had this parakeet for around six years now. he has never used his cuddle bone, and his beak became overgrown. he has scissors beak. at the time, I knew nothing about this and so I trimmed the beak myself with finger nail clippers. it seemed to work, and he still eats just fine. and I have been doing this for six years now, trimming it every time it got too overgrown and out of place. I researched this, and found that this can be cause by they're diet? maybe he is lacking something? but I have another parakeet in the cage with him and she is just fine. her beak is perfect and shes healthy. I tried a special diet for him, it didn't work. and now I have noticed that one side of hid beak seems to be getting smaller???!!! like it is deteriorating or something? I don't know what to do. will he die? I read that I could have had a vet trim the beak correctly and it may have grown back into place normally. i wish i had looked that up sooner. He needs to see a vet, but I don't have the money. does anyone know why he beak is that way? or anything I can do to help it???

Question #14:

!!!!!!!!!!! When should you trust your parakeet to not fly away? !!!!!!!!!!!?

I've been researching parakeets for 4 hours, and in videos they're outside of the cage a lot. So I just want to know when should you trust them for sure. Once he will hop on your finger?

Question #15:

Help with my New Birds. Lovebird and Cockatiel?

I just got a new Cockatiel and Lovebird and I want to make sure I can train them to love me like my old parakeets did but im not sure if im going with the right way. I use to have a Cockatiel and a Lovebird but I couldnt seem to get them to appreciate me the way I got my parakeet too and I cant have another anti social bird. My lovebird currently sits in his cage and screams basically all day long and I cant seem to get him to calm down. He seems to only do this when im in the room but it doesn't seem to be for me to go get him because once I approach his cage he backs away like he doesnt want to be touched. I dont understand what hes asking. I can get him to sit on my hand for a short period of time and can sometimes get him to step up but apart from that he wont cooperate.

My Cockatiel on the other hand is much more calm. He will sit on the end of his cage by me and wont run away as fast but I still cant stick my hand in the cage and only accepts millet seeds from me. He leaves me any chance he gets and it just leaves me thinking im doing something wrong....i got them both at the same time 3 weeks ago and they are both about 6 months old.

Maybe I accidentally skipped a step with them? and if so is it too late to turn back? They are both in the same cage (my lovebird seems to really like clinging on to the cockatiel) is that possibly getting in the way? Does anyone have any advice? I mean when I have downtime I do my best to take them out to hang out with me but like I said they always try to get away. I don't like forcing them out of the cage but if they wont simply come then how am I supposed to get them use to me? They sleep in my room..they watch me do everything and I am not cruel to them in any way. I speak to them nicely and smile and try to make them feel as home as possible. Even trying to reward them with the millet's anytime they come out but it hasn't seemed to warm them up to me as much as Id like them to.

So I guess what im trying to ask is am I on track with them or is there something I can do better??

Question #16:

I help out a petstore sometimes, and someone let out a parakeet!?

Ahh! Its a LARGE store, this is the second day the bird has been flying loose! I just learned about it today, and I want this bird back in her cage, I'm so worried for her! Her old cage is open, with food and water in it. I'm supposing she has been eating the wild bird seed that is out, I don't know where she could be getting water though!:(
How can I get her back?
Serious answers please! This is for the health of the bird here. I know you guys are against pet stores, but come on!

Question #17:

Help please, cat wounded my bird (parakeet)?

I didn't see how it happened, but i had put her (my birdy) in her cage and walked to the bathroom. Next thing i hear is her shrills. I ran into the room and the was there. I put the cat out and immediately checked my birdy. The cat managed to injure the chest under her wing, and it isn't bleeding a lot, and stopped within seconds, but it worries me a lot. I have read that cats carry bacteria deadly to birds. And i really want to go to the vet but I don't have the money to go. I hope I can get advice here. Please it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Question #18:

Can I get a cockatiel with my parakeet?

I have a parakeet that is sorta hand trained. She will go on my finger without biting. But When she is by a mirror, on top of her cage or in her cage I need to use a pencil or glove. I feel like she is lonely and I would like to get another bird. I want a cockatiel because I wanted a bigger bird and I heard they are much sweeter. I just need to know how big of a cage I should get for both of them, if i can feed them the same food and how long does it take till i can put them in the same cage?

Question #19:

How do i get my parakeet use to me?

Ok, I just got a new Parakeet and this will be her 2nd night here, and i can get her out of her cage but i will have to use a pensil to get her out she wont get on my finger and she tries to bite me when i have her on my finger sometimes. how do i get her use to me???

Question #20:

parakeet problem with me and sparkels?

my parakeet is yellow male green pink nose but he wont hop on my finger he will on a pen then hop off after 1 sec ive had her for 5 days but when i stick my hand it he freaks out like theres an earth quake!!!!!
he has a big cage its white he has 2 mirrors a brige made out of 2 pens and duck tape to hold it hes 4 feet away from me i play her music a lot and the only thing she knows it how to get on a stick and jump

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