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Parakeets (Budgerigars)
Parakeets, also known as budgerigars or budgies outside of the U.S., are small to medium size parrots originally native to Australia. While wild colonies still exist, parakeets have become a popular pet worldwide.
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Why won't my parakeet eat diarrhea?
Birds eat a variety of foods depending on their nutritional needs. Perhaps the bird recognizes diarrhea isn't food.
How long do parakeets live without food?
A baby parakeet cant go very long without food depending on age.
How do you you train your new parakeet?
Leave it in its cage for about a week to get used to the new surroundings. Then let it out for a fly. make sure you close all blinds and curtains as the parakeet can crash into the window and get a terminal injury.
Do parakeets live in the rain forest?
Parakeets come from Australia. Some have escaped as pets over the years and live in North America.
Why is your parakeets cere black?
Only the males change color. If yours is mature it must be a female.
Parakeets CAN eat many things but clay they should not eat.
the golden parakeet is endangered because people keep cutting down trees in brazil.
How do you know your parakeet's age?
Oh! I asked this question myself when i got my parakeet! You can very easily tell how old your parakeet is, just by looking at the lines on it's head. You must estimate though. There is no exact way of knowing how old your parakeet is unless you watch it hatch. If the black lines on a parakeet's head are very very close to it's beak, it is a very young bird. As the bird gets older, the lines on its head by its beak seem to disappear. if there are lines on the back of a parakeets head,expect it to die soon. Parakeets don't live that long.
Are female parakeets friendly?
It depends on how they have been raised. Male or female can be just as friendly. It take a little while for them to trust someone. They all have different personalities and some are going to be friendlier than others.
How do you clip parakeet wings?
You clip a parakeets wings the way you do any other birds. You hold tall of the wing feathers in one hand then you have to look for the 6 non-nerve feathers there is only 6 on each wing but to be safe I would suggest that you bring your parakeet to the vet they will do it for most likely around $30.00 which is not to bad compard to if you cut the wrong wing and had to go to the vet for an emergency.
NO NO NO!!! Take it to a little place I take my bird called, The Bird Shop. Look for it in the phone book. They will clip small bird's wings for only $3.00 and clip their nails for only $2.00. MUCH BETTER THAN DOING IT YOURSELF!!!
Parakeets can talk. They can even learn up to 1,700 words!
It also depends on what you mean by "parakeet". Believe it or not, "parakeet" is not actually a species of bird at all. The term "parakeet" is a generalised term to cover numerous species of smaller, long-tailed parrots. The word tends to be used in countries outside of the birds' native lands. For example, the term "parakeet" is never used in Australia to refer to budgies, lorikeets, rosellas or cockatiels, yet these birds are commonly known as "parakeets" overseas.
Cockatiels are the best talkers and imitators of sounds in general from this group, followed by budgies. Lorikeets and rosellas are less inclined to mimic human speech, but can efficiently mimic whistles and sounds.
As a general rule, males of the species are better talkers than females, and usually only if they are single birds.
What should you do when your parakeet dies?
My parakeet who died recently on July 25, 2011 around 5:00 in the evening died. I cried a lot...but does it help.....nope. Cryings okay, but don't think it will help. We buried her in our garden with many flowers. She had given birth to 2 females and mated with two boys. Don't pity your parakeet when he/she dies..... pity the living. If your parakeet died with pain, you should be relieved that their out of pain,but sad she's gone,if she died old, she lived a happy long life and left for death like a friend. Anything else......its ok to mourn for them but it wont help. You should feel aomewhat happy about it
What if your parakeet is turning his head backwards?
Birds are capable of turning their heads almost completely backwards to enable them to reach feathers on their entire body to preen them, and to be able to see all area around them. Your parakeet is perfectly normal.
What do parakeets eat when in the wild?
Since they live in Australia they would eat most of the things you find in your parakeet food. One thing they certainly do not eat is apples. I have 6 parakeets in one huge cage and they love carrots that is an awesome treat. ;)
Noodles should be fine for parakeets, as an occasional treat. Don't feed them egg noodles (although these are probably still okay). My cockatiel likes spicy ramen soup. I've had to keep him from climbing into the bowl.
Well, a parakeet is a small, long tailed, seed eating parrot. And actually, they're the smallest species of parrot. An adult budgie will be approximately seven inches in length (18 centimeters).
Source: I've got 2 sweet parakeets.
On average how many offspring do parakeets produce each year?
On an average, they can lay 3-5, but my own parakeet just laid her 8th egg. I'm planning to empty her cozy nesting cotton, that I had put for her when she started laying. She found it too comfortable and is on a egg-laying spree.
They only lay one egg at a time . Then they keep laying them .
between 6 to 9
Normally they can have up to 3-8 eggs.
What would make a parakeet drop dead?
Well I think a parakeet can die if you are not giving it a proper diet I suggest giving your parakeet apple, and berries,also giving it other fruits and veggies try giving your parakeet at least once a month boiled egg. make sure when you give your parakeet human food you cut it into very tini pieces
Why do parakeets stay in their nest box?
Depends on what's going on with the birds. If they have eggs or babies, the reason is obvious. If no eggs/babies, some birds like to "hide out" and/or enjoy the comfort and security of enclosed places like a nesting box.
How do you take care of your parakeet?
Most birds have a lot of things in common that you have to do... feed everyday, provide fresh, clean water everyday, toys, perches, stuff like that, but most different kind of birds need different kind of care.
Go to your local book or pet store and ask if they have a book on the type of parrot you have or will have and take it from there.
you can attend a free mickaboo bird class .
Does a female parakeet need a male parakeet to hatch an egg?
They can, but the egg will obviously not have an embryo inside. This laying causes an incredible amount of stress to the bird, so she must receive calcium supplements. If the egg is removed from the nest/cage, she will likely lay another one, so some pet stores or bird specialty stores carry fake eggs to put in, that won't rot like real eggs, and that will lower the likelihood of her laying more.
