Is This Birdcage Big Enough for My 2 New Blue Budgies?

Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Catherine Tobsing

Hello Mitch,

I recently purchased 2 Budgies, male and female from a pet store, they are not tamed and l do not think I will ever be able to tame them.

They are terrorized if I try to touch or hold them.

But I really like them and the Animal Welfare Society has 2 males that are up for adoption.

My Cockatiel died this past summer so they are in her cage.

Is this cage large enough for 4 Budgies? If not, what size cage would I need to get?

And, is it ok to introduce 2 males to this group? Or should I get a male/female pair? I really do not want them breeding, so I am taking precautions to keep hormones under control.

We have kept from 9 – 12 mixed-sexed budgies in an aviary that has had full-spectrum lighting over their birdcage and have not seen one egg in over 4 years.

BTW – None of our budgies are tame, they have a secret society and accept every new member. If you watch them as I did for 2 years across from my desk, every day has structured activity with the Alpha male chirping out orders at the break of their “artificial” dawn.

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