How do you tell if your parakeet is sick?

Answer 1

there are many illnesses that a bird can get. a few signs are if your bird is not eating or drinking enough, if your bird is sitting at the bottom of the cage a lot/ all the time . if you see any of those symtomes then you should see your local vet. 1 other symtom of being sick is if your bird is behaving differantly to what it normaly behaves.

Answer 2

Parakeets are prey animals, so they tend to hide signs of illness until they are very sick. Some signs include staying in one area of the cage most of the time, runny or watery feces, discharge from the nose, decreased food and water consumption and decreased activity.

Answer 3

You can usually tell if your parakeet is happy because it will be singing and "dancing" (running back and forth across a perch, bobbing head, etc.). Sometimes a happy parakeet's pupils will dialate.

Answer 4

Birds don't reproduce the same way that mammals do, so they don't really get pregnant. A female may produce and lay eggs even if they are not fertilized.

Answer 5

if the parakeet has its feathers puffed out it means it is sick or cold or ill

Answer 6

Well, budgies [parakeets] that know they are dying will stay close to the ground, and not attract any attention, being just about lifeless with it's actions.

Answer 7

How sad. It will usually be lying down and not moving. Ask an adult to help you with it.

Answer 8

you need to keep it under warm light and you should ask a vet

Answer 9

because it misses its friend and family