FAQ Category: Budgies as pets

What do I feed my pet budgie?

What do I feed my pet budgie?

Budgies are primarily vegetarians, although they often eat insects in the wild. In captivity, there are many ways to provide a budgie with a balanced diet. To be extra safe, however, you should always...

Can a budgie learn to talk?

Can a budgie learn to talk?

A pet budgie can learn a vast vocabulary of words and phrases. A male budgerigar is more inclined to speak than a female budgie. Some pet budgie owners might not even realize that their...

Should I get one or two Budgies?

Should I get one or two Budgies?

Good question and normally based on the feeling that the one budgie would get lonely on its own. Getting a young budgie will as they are easier to tame, is the best as previously...

Is my Budgie Male or Female?

Is my Budgie Male or Female?

Male budgies usually have a blue cere. Females have either a whitish brown (non- breeding) cere, tan cere, or brown cere.The cere is the area above the beak of the budgie containing the nostrils.On...

What is a Budgie Like?

What is a Budgie Like?

Budgies are friendly, easy to train, might learn to talk (although not that clearly), and are flock animals. They either need a human around most of the time or some budgie mates in an...

Is it hard to tame a budgie?

Is it hard to tame a budgie?

Not really, provided one obtained the pet young enough normally soon after it left the nest and can eat on its own. It all depends on you providing the time and effort.