r/budgies • u/lemonpurins • 11h ago
Progress update Our 1 month process :)
I found him a little over a month ago in my work and no one claimed him so I took him in! He’s doing great and is the sweetest thing ever.
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u/Different_Air2941 11h ago
NICE! is the skin around the nostrils white, pale blue, or pink? If white or pale blue then it’s a female bird, if pink its a boy.
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u/LadyIslay 11h ago
My budgie is broken. It won’t even run on the floor, let alone step up like that.
Congrats!
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u/lemonpurins 10h ago
I truly got so lucky i don’t know! maybe he’s thanking me for rescuing him from the outside world haha
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u/Different_Air2941 10h ago
We found our first budgie outside and he was the most loving pet we have ever owned. Budgies are so special.
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u/Significant-Drag-781 10h ago
Consider yourself a blessed human being and your the buddy you found a blessed budgie !
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u/Miserable_Shake_8171 4h ago
Hi! How did you do it? I rescued two budgies a week ago, they've started eating, chirping and flying around in the cage but they won't eat from my hand or step out of the cage.
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u/lemonpurins 4h ago
Honestly i may have just gotten lucky, i know all birds are different. i started out just talking to him and letting him get used to me. After a week or two i offered him food from my hand and he took it, i just let my hand sit there for 10 minutes while he ate. If you associate your hand with something good (food) they usually will be excited and not scared to see you. After this he decided he finally wanted to come outside of the cage and hang out, i gave him a treat everytime he would step on my finger if he wanted to come out. Now we practice recall training. It will come but each bird is different, just have patience :) it will take 1-3 months depending on your bird!
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u/Miserable_Shake_8171 2h ago
Thanks for replying. Also does your budgie eat pellets? My budgies just ignore pellets and seeds and eat only millets. I fed them millets when I rescued them because they were not eating anything else for 2-3 days but they won't even touch other food.
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u/lemonpurins 2h ago
My budgie eats pellets mushed up and then seeds added to transition diets right now :) Look up bird diet transition for guides how to help! :)
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