NightEule5
Active member
Ok, so some context. I kind of outlined this in another thread but I'll recap here.
We got budgies several years back when my siblings were younger. And by younger I mean my brother was probably close to 8, maybe closer to 6. My sister was probably 9 or something. Probably not the best idea on my parents part, but here we are.
I even got one, but there was an age gap there so I was older. Our parents really weren't experienced with parrots so we mostly went off of what the pet store people told us... And they obviously weren't experienced either. We fed them with seed mixes because we didn't know any better at the time. We didn't feed them any fruit or vegetables because they wouldn't eat them so we gave up (I still feel bad for that ).
Fast forward a few years, the inevitable happened. We now have two budgies (mine died because we went on a trip, story for another day) that aren't tame and my siblings do nothing with them except look at them sometimes. They aren't tame, one bites a lot, bad situation.
And since my siblings were bored with them (sad, I know) I have now stepped up to take care of them. Their cage hadn't been cleaned in 6 months so someone had to.
Anyway, that was a long description. And by now you're probably thinking many things about how neglectful we were, and we really were, but we didn't know any better. Mom and Dad thought the usual "they're starter birds" and "they're ok pets for kids". It's a bad situation. But I'm taking care of them now, so that's what matters.
Sorry for that long description, but I have a few questions. They're on a seed diet still because that's what the pet store told us to feed them and we stuck with it. Reading on this forum, pellets are the best thing for them to be on. So, I'd like to switch them, but I don't know what's the best thing to do. If I should, what pellet brand would you recommend (Zupreem and Harrison's seem to be the main ones) and how should I switch them? And, also, how can I get them to eat vegetables?
Your help will be very appreciated.
We got budgies several years back when my siblings were younger. And by younger I mean my brother was probably close to 8, maybe closer to 6. My sister was probably 9 or something. Probably not the best idea on my parents part, but here we are.
I even got one, but there was an age gap there so I was older. Our parents really weren't experienced with parrots so we mostly went off of what the pet store people told us... And they obviously weren't experienced either. We fed them with seed mixes because we didn't know any better at the time. We didn't feed them any fruit or vegetables because they wouldn't eat them so we gave up (I still feel bad for that ).
Fast forward a few years, the inevitable happened. We now have two budgies (mine died because we went on a trip, story for another day) that aren't tame and my siblings do nothing with them except look at them sometimes. They aren't tame, one bites a lot, bad situation.
And since my siblings were bored with them (sad, I know) I have now stepped up to take care of them. Their cage hadn't been cleaned in 6 months so someone had to.
Anyway, that was a long description. And by now you're probably thinking many things about how neglectful we were, and we really were, but we didn't know any better. Mom and Dad thought the usual "they're starter birds" and "they're ok pets for kids". It's a bad situation. But I'm taking care of them now, so that's what matters.
Sorry for that long description, but I have a few questions. They're on a seed diet still because that's what the pet store told us to feed them and we stuck with it. Reading on this forum, pellets are the best thing for them to be on. So, I'd like to switch them, but I don't know what's the best thing to do. If I should, what pellet brand would you recommend (Zupreem and Harrison's seem to be the main ones) and how should I switch them? And, also, how can I get them to eat vegetables?
Your help will be very appreciated.