Yvonne S writes:
Hello, I was wondering about your 2 lb parakeet mix with the red millet?
He also likes small sunflower seeds and darker variety millet.
He eats fresh corn not crazy about dried.
budg·er·i·gar ˈbəjərēˌɡär noun A small gregarious Australian parakeet that in the wild is green with a yellow head. It is popular as a pet bird and has been bred into…
Kim W. wants to know
Can I Put A Baby Budgie In With My Cockatiel?
Dear Kim
One-word answer. NO!
We recently were given a baby parakeet from a customer who found it outside her apartment building.
She could not keep it as she has an ailing bird currently and didn’t want to take a risk.
To answer “If I get a bigger parrot like a cockatoo” is a fool’s errand.
An Umbrella cockatoo is roughly 18 inches long and weighs 1.4 lbs.
Bruce S. relates:
Hi, recently Mom’s albino parakeet I’ve been taking care of crossed the rainbow bridge.
Mom passed in November (2020), and the bird had been with me for several years.
Believe he made it to almost 7 years old, and I’m waiting for info from the pet store on the exact age.
Just curious about your knowledge of albino parakeets, he was a sweet and cool bird.
Thanks!!
Hi Mitch,
My name is Barbara T, and you and I just spoke re my parakeet, Ricky, who has been treated by an Avian specialist, Gloria Goodman, VMD (website: avianexoticvetpa.com), for mites since July 2nd, 2020.
As I told you, I had surgery and my sister took care of the bird from May 12th through June 28th.
I noticed immediately that his face looked like it had rot on it and he seemed “antsy”—pecking on his feathers and rubbing his head, especially around the eye area, on the cage.
I called the vet and she saw him on July 2nd.
Suzanne H. is concerned about a Splayed leg 1-month-old parakeet.
My parakeets had 4 chicks. 3 are fine.
The youngest turned out to be a splayed leg.
Went to the vet with the baby.
He said there is just a 10% chance the baby could be fixed to be almost normal.
It didn’t work.
Gloria W. would like to know:
My female 3 yr old bird seems afraid of heights.
I have bought her 3 different cages as she’s aged and the latest is maybe 20 long 18 wide and 30 high.
Would a flight cage for finches be ok for her?
Joyce D. is seeking:
I’m looking for a cagemate for my female budgie after the recent loss of her male partner.
One likely young bird has had the long feathers on his sides clipped by Petsmart.
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