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Budgie Info Hi! You are the person or bird to read this page. Okay, I finally did it. I created a page all about budgies just like Hillary asked me to! Now, put your self in my feet. (I don't wear shoes) What would write about your own species?! I bet you would write about useless stuff that no one cares about. Bird's would not. We are much more intelligent than that! I knew the day was coming when I'd have to sit down and blab about my kind...so I've planned ahead..so this page will be exceptionally interesting, possibly humorous, and basically true. Enjoy and read on! Simple Facts about Parakeets The title of this section is wrong. Parakeets is our classification. Parakeets include the budgies, Quakers, and ringlets. If I'm supposed to write about my kind, the correct title would be.... Simple Facts about Budgerigars From my mistake, you learned something, right? Well...let's move on. Budgies are from five to seven inches in length. Budgies usually live to be six to nine years old, but there are reports of some living to be twenty!! Budgies are native to the beautiful land known as Australia. They lead nomadic lives in the wild. They travel in large flocks, damaging crops, and enjoying life. The common wild budgie is a little smaller than their domesticated cousins. Domesticated budgies can be taught to talk, but not all will. Males have a better reputation for talking than females. To tell the difference between males and females, look at the cere. If it is blue, it is a male. If it is brown or dark pink, it is a female, like me. Budgies are the most common parrot pet, followed closely behind by the cockatiels. Budgies are the best animals in the world, by all means, and should always be loved and cared for by everyone. Cages Cages come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and some are more decorative then others. My opinion is, to get the largest cage possible. The minimum size should be 18" by 18". This way we can exercise our wings. My cage is 31" by 16" by 18", which is a perfectly good sized cage, especially for three budgies. A pair or singular bird will obviously not need a cage so large. Do not have grating on the bottom of the cage. Us budgies hate that. All though it keeps us away from our droppings, it doesn't allow us to search for food on the ground, like we do in the wild. The chances of us catching a disease on the bottom of our cage is slim, if you clean the cage daily. Please put our home in a lively area in your home. It is unfortunate that many budgies get so bored they start to pluck out their feathers, as it keeps them amused. Make sure that you do not place our home in direct sunlight. If you do, you could open up a store called KFB (Kentucky Fried Budgie). Don't put us in the kitchen either. The fumes from certain cooking foods may be poisonous! In my cage, I have four food bowls, four perches, a swing, a spray millet, a treat bell, and three toys. This keeps me amused the whole day! In one food bowl I have my seed mix, in another I have water, in another, I have grit, and in another I have fresh veggies. Your budgies will probably throw some food on the ground, because they know you like to vacuum. They do this every day, even though they don't want to, just to make you happy. My perches are all different diameters, as they should be. This way I get to use all of my foot muscles. My perches are placed at least two inches apart from each other, so I have to use my wings at times. Be sure to place on perch by the food bowls, if the food bowls don't have a little perch attached already. I love to play with toys. The more money you spend on them, the more I hate them. I will only play with the ones that you make out of shiney objects you find lying around the house, or the ones you buy for under five bucks. We love mirrors. They more expensive they are, the more we like to get them dirty! To keep us from getting bored, buy a collection of toys, and rotate them, so we have something new to play with constantly. General Care Us budgies don't demand a lot. Please be sure to take us out of our cage at least once a day, if not more, and please give us some attention. We get very bored sitting hours on end, without anything to do. Providing us with a buddy usually makes us less bored. Clean our cage once a day. You can either put grit on the bottom of our cage, or newspaper. For the bottom of my cage, I have newspaper, with grit sprinkled all over it. Once a week, wash our perches and toys in lukewarm water. Once a month, disassemble our whole cage, and scrub it down thoroughly. If you place our home on a cage stand, be sure to check the bolts regularly, to make sure our stand doesn't make us fall. Every day, replace our old water with fresh water. Replace our left over greens with fresh greens, and blow off the shells of the seeds on top of our food bowl. Taming us can be a burden, but read the following pages for info! Joy's Taming Page Michelle's Taming Page Illness Since I am not an expert, I can't give you remedies for illness. However, try clicking here . If you keep our home tidy, and check our plumage daily, and put us in a safe place, were we won't get bored, we should stay in pretty good condition