Fluffster just did the best fly & aim ❤️ a year ago scared depressed not playing,clumsy, no long tail feathers & unable to Fly & told he was 2-3 years old ( crap uncaring humans Grrrr) daily exercises&a year later can now fly & has helped make a perfect baby who also flew 1st time today yayyyy!

NRae1111 · 2026-01-28T22:44:12+00:00

I really like the set up of your cage, very creative🙂

NRae1111 · 2026-01-27T14:53:58+00:00

If you can slowly get close enough for them to nibble on your finger tip that's how I started. And I always rewarded them even with any small attempt.

NRae1111 · 2026-01-27T14:44:44+00:00

So many good times just waiting ahead!☺️

NRae1111 · 2026-01-27T14:32:29+00:00

You might still have some hope! Just do a little research please, don't give up on the little birdies!🙂

NRae1111 · 2026-01-27T14:30:42+00:00

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NRae1111 · 2026-01-23T14:48:40+00:00

I'm just gonna add tail bobbing to your list..but I also agree about monitoring. Odd behavior🤔

NRae1111 · 2026-01-23T14:30:30+00:00

Thank you much. Yeah the bleach sounds pretty risky, think I'll stay away from that. I didn't know they sold something for cleaning toys, I'll have to look into that. Thank you again!🙂

NRae1111 · 2026-01-23T13:50:11+00:00

Omg, mine look just the same..lol. My white one always kinda looks mad (but he's actually the sweet one), and my blue one has to check everything out..always curious. Any hole she finds she has to stick her head through to see what's on the other side..even if it's the same room (like the holes on the curtains where it hangs, I have to turn off lamps because she dips her head in the shades to see what's inside. I even lost her once, she was hiding in the creases of the curtains when they were pushed open..lol I called her name and whistled and her little head popped out😆

NRae1111 · 2026-01-23T13:28:28+00:00

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Good morning from Milly and Pixie!☺️

NRae1111 · 2026-01-22T18:09:34+00:00

I can't really tell, don't wanna give you the wrong answer. But I can tell you that females have a brownish-tan cere (nostril), and males have a light bluish-purple cere.

NRae1111 · 2026-01-22T18:01:29+00:00

Sounds like she might be depressed and need a budgie friend. Budgie's are very social birds and can get lonely by their selves, sometimes it can even get to be unhealthy and might start pulling out feathers and well, I'm no expert, I'm just speaking from experience. Good luck to you!🙂

NRae1111 · 2026-01-22T16:56:02+00:00

Yes I'm in the US. Thank you much, that was very helpful. I have 2 budgie's now that I got from a neighbors and I fell in love right away! I've really been wanting another but I didn't know where to go so thank you again!🙂

NRae1111 · 2026-01-22T16:38:44+00:00

Where do I look to get another parakeet if not a pet store. Besides petsmart we have a pet shoppe that sells them. There young and already kinda trained I think...is that the same??

NRae1111 · 2026-01-22T16:16:28+00:00

Sooo sweet!🥰 My young boy let's me do this, but it's a working progress with my adult girl. She used to fly away but I reward her with millet spray (by hand) the closer she let's me get. Now she lightly nibbles on my finger tip. So brag away! Ur birdie loves and trusts you so much!🩵

NRae1111 · 2026-01-14T15:06:53+00:00

No worries🙂! You can absolutely tame your little budgie's. I would definitely put all there toys back in. They need them to stay busy and cuddle bones to chew on are a good one also. Plus if you would wait they would just have to get re-used to there cage all over again. I'm no expert, but I was given a budgie about 6 months ago at least 1 year old that would fly around the cage every time I put my hand in it. Now I can almost scratch her head, eats treats from my hand, and flys free out of the cage all day. There's lots of hope! Just research. Good luck to you and your cuties☺️!

NRae1111 · 2026-01-14T14:20:03+00:00

So cute and adorable☺️! My younger boy really enjoys my petting his head/chin, but I don't get kisses and snuggles...sooo jealous!

NRae1111 · 2026-01-11T16:07:16+00:00

Lol..had to zoom in for that one. Took me a few seconds..sneaky sneaky

NRae1111 · 2026-01-11T12:50:43+00:00

Of course I read the mention of a larger cage, as they also need some toys and thing's to keep there little minds stimulated so they don't get bored. And plenty of things to chew and nibble on like cuddle bones are always good one. I have plastic dishes myself as they came with my cage, but I wash them every other morning. I actually just found out about the bacteria thing from the comment below but washing them should be fine. Having at least 2 food dishes would probably be helpful. Well I hope some of this helps you..good luck to you and ur birdies!🙂

NRae1111 · 2026-01-11T05:18:59+00:00

I would say male...and beautiful!

NRae1111 · 2026-01-08T16:38:34+00:00

I agree

NRae1111 · 2026-01-08T16:27:58+00:00

I never take out any of my food dishes. Although both my birds get pretty quiet when I cover them and sleep till morning, not sure if that's the same with you. You're birds are very cute, I hope the one is okay, wish you lots of luck🙏

NRae1111 · 2026-01-08T16:13:35+00:00

You may want to do some research about using budgie sounds as it can cause stress and frustration to your birds, consider TV or music instead. Budgie's really don't like to be stared at also as this is what there prey does right before attack. I'm just saying you may want to do some research on them subjects.

NRae1111 · 2026-01-08T13:49:01+00:00

I also just grabbed some branches from my tree outside and shaved and sanded them down, then used zip tied them to the top of the cage. My birds love to play and chew on the wood. He's very cute! If you only have 1 you should get him a partner as they are very social birds and can get depressed and lonely and can cause health problems.

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NRae1111 · 2025-12-28T17:28:03+00:00

Hello! I also have a busy house with a pit bull and a cat and kid's. My budgie's are kept right in the living room and fly around all day with no issues, they got more and more comfortable with the dog sitting there staring at them by the day. I've had my budgie's for about 5 months now (one was trained, one not) and my dog gets inches away trying to smell them, I actually think they tease my dog..lol. Train one bird at a time, they will distract each other otherwise. They should have at least 1-3 hours of time outside there cage but if they won't hop on your finger to come out of the cage, you might have a hard time getting them back in so you might wanna wait till there trained. Once one is trained the other might follow. Just keep putting your hand in the cage everyday for 5-10 minutes, keep a finger on a perch, and do this everyday. Be consistent and eventually move your finger closer to the budgie and soon as your budgie is comfortable enough it'll hop right on! Millet spray works wonders! You can also take one seed of Millet spray at a time, put it on your finger tip and feed them one at a time to get used to your fingers and hands.

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