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parakeets are a wonderful pet great for a first time bird owner. The parakeet will only cost about $20, but a proper cage can run over 25-$100. Even though its a small bird it needs room to stretch its wings. This is an animal that is used to soaring in the sky for miles and miles, it needs more than just a few cubic feet to call home.

It will needs time out of the cage, a playstand, lots of toys, fresh seeds, fruit, veggies, eggs, pasta, and maybe even vitamins. It will also need to see the vet once a year for check ups and if it gets sick you could pay hundreds, if not thousands to get it better.

Dont think that because its a parakeet it doesnt need love and medical care. A parekeet deserves just as much love and care as a macaw. I once spent over $400 to save a cockatiels life, and have spent about $200 to help some budgies feel better.

All together to start up you are looking at at least $200 plus monthly food and a vet Just because the pet is cheap to get doent mean its cheap to PROPERLY care for.

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