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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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What is the lifespan of a domestic parakeet?
It depends, as each bird is different. It depends on how well they are cared for during their lifetime and their genetics.
Parakeets can easily live up to fifteen years if cared for properly, although the average is 10-12 years.
Does any one know how much a two headed nickel is worth It has two different mint dates on it too?
I would shine that nickel up very carefully and check the edge for a thin line of a slightly different color where two different nickles have been ground down and soldered back together. Not sure what you have but it is probably fake. I've seen the soldering thing done with pennies before.
What are inherited traits aboute parakeets?
all traits are inherited, there is no such thing as a non-inherited trait...
Hybridization or induced mutation
Can you put parakeets outside for awhile in warm weather?
This depends on a couple of factors, but generally the answer is "yes".
1. What is meant by "parakeet"? The term "parakeet" is a generalised term to cover numerous species of smaller, long-tailed parrots. 'Parakeet' also tends to be a commonly mistaken name for budgerigars, small members of the parrot species. Birds classified under the term parakeet include budgies, cockatiels, rosellas and lorikeets. Different birds have different levels of hardiness. Budgies, for example, are not very hardy in draughts.
2. What is meant by "warm weather"? Australia's definition of warm weather is vastly different to that of England, for instance. In Australia, "warm" is anything over 26 degrees Celsius whilst in England that is a heatwave. English folk might consider 16 degrees to be warm, but that would be too cold for a parrot of any sort to be outside. They are essentially warm to hot weather birds.
Birds will eat whatever they become accustomed to eating and what they like. You can try offering cucumber if you want. Be aware that birds will not readily eat foods they don't recognize as being food, so you have to keep offering new foods every day until the bird realizes that this new item is food and tries it!
parakeetsLOVE to eat bread, bananas and apples. my parakeet goes crazy when she sees bread, or anything that looks like bread!
Will my parakeet mate with a new parakeet after losing a mate?
It's impossible to tell for sure. If he does it will take 3 months to a year. Also parakeets often die shortly after their mate or companion dies. You should take it to the vet to have him checked because grieving parakeets are very susceptible to illness. Sometimes parakeets will die from grief and no other reason can be found wrong. My close friend had two parakeets, and after the female died suddenly of egg-binding, the male refused to eat or fly or do anything. All he would do is lie in the cage in the spot where his mate had died, and if he was moved he would go back to that spot. My friend took him to 2 avian vets who could not figure out what was wrong, no infections or tumors or anything like that. The vet gave her vitamin food to feed him. She hand fed him for a while and then he died anyway.
Why is our Parakeets that turn pink?
I don't completely understand but if you mean the thing above the beak is turning pink it means it's a girl.
Why is my budgie chewing up her ladder?
She is probably bored,or you need to get her a cuttlefish,because she is using the ladder to sharpen her beak,if she is bored and already has a cuttlefish try swapping the cage around putting perches and toys in different places or even better get her some new toys,remember BE AS COLOURFUL AS POSSIBLE when choosing new toys,budgies love bright colours.Hope that helped :)
Can you give me a list of foods that parakeets can eat?
DO NOT FEED YOUR PARKEET:
sugary stuff
salty stuff
or
meat
DO FEED YOUR PARAKEET:
seeds
millet spray
lettuce
oranges
berries
(There is more things but I can't remember.)
How can a man get a booty like a female?
there are many feminization exercises you can do to reshape your "booty" check youtube for feminization exercises.
What are the ups and downs of having a parakeet?
The upside of having a parakeet is you have a bird with colorful feathers. The downside is incessant squawking and screeching, biting, and parakeet food scattered all over the floor.
Vomiting is a courtship behaviour: one budgie is showing off how much food it can afford to waste, and a budgie with more wastefood means a budgie with more food it can afford to use on feeding offspring. Thus, a budgie that vomits more is a better mate.
The above answer describes the act of regurgitating food, and it is indeed a courtship behaviour. It is also how the mother birds feeds her young. In regurgitation, the budgie regurgitates food in its crop. When regurgitating food, the budgie bobs its head up and down, stretches out its neck, and opens its beak wide to pass food to another bird.
However, vomiting is another matter. Vomiting is the act of expelling the contents of the bird's intestine, not its crop, and is a sign of illness. You can tell the difference because when budgies vomit, they tend to shake their head from side to side and the vomit sprays as the bird seems to "spit". Vomiting can be a sign of a virus, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasites or any number of causes. If your bird seems to be vomiting food, rather than regurgitating food, you really should take it to a vet as soon as possible.
What is a parakeet nesting box?
A parakeet nesting box is a box (most commonly made of wood, but also found in cardboard) that parakeet breeders use to replicate a tree cavity where parakeets naturally raise their young. Parakeet (or budgie) nesting boxes should be at least 6" wide x 7" deep x 7" tall (at least), though many breeders recommend wider boxes with the entry hole set off to one side so the parent birds don't crush the eggs when they enter. The entry hole prefered by parakeets in the wild is approximately 1.5" in diameter.
