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- Currently I have none, but I have the capacity to adopt a minimum and maximum of two budgies - preferably a bonded pair or two males.
Thought of starting a thread on what all of you Budgie enthusiasts consider is the best way of keeping budgies.
While a single male bird kept as a mimic can bring a lot of joy, this is probably short term (2 years)
I think the best way of enjoying budgies in the long term (10 years or more) is to keep 3 non breeding but well bonded pairs of either one single color or of 3 or 6 completely different colours in a spacious cage - 1 metre long, 1 metre tall and about 60 cm wide, with a lot of perches and toys.
The cage should be all metal with the appropriate bar spacing, and placed on a stand that is about 15 cm tall.
Watching a small flock feeding together from the same bowl and also from your hand is one of the the greatest joys.
![Yellow1 :yellow1: :yellow1:](/img/parrotsmilie/yellow1.gif)
![Yellow1 :yellow1: :yellow1:](/img/parrotsmilie/yellow1.gif)
![Yellow1 :yellow1: :yellow1:](/img/parrotsmilie/yellow1.gif)
While a single male bird kept as a mimic can bring a lot of joy, this is probably short term (2 years)
I think the best way of enjoying budgies in the long term (10 years or more) is to keep 3 non breeding but well bonded pairs of either one single color or of 3 or 6 completely different colours in a spacious cage - 1 metre long, 1 metre tall and about 60 cm wide, with a lot of perches and toys.
The cage should be all metal with the appropriate bar spacing, and placed on a stand that is about 15 cm tall.
Watching a small flock feeding together from the same bowl and also from your hand is one of the the greatest joys.
![Yellow1 :yellow1: :yellow1:](/img/parrotsmilie/yellow1.gif)
![Yellow1 :yellow1: :yellow1:](/img/parrotsmilie/yellow1.gif)
![Yellow1 :yellow1: :yellow1:](/img/parrotsmilie/yellow1.gif)