FAQ Category: Budgies as pets
A budgie will normally preen his feathers daily, keeping them clean and free of dust. So you might see your budgie sliding his feathers through his beak, nibbling at his feathers, scratching his head...
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...
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...
A budgie has an average life of 5 to 8 years, but if take care of properly they can live 10 years or even longer.
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...
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...
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...
No not at all, the only smell could be a very dirty cage or uneaten food in the cage.
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.