Hello,
Just joined the site so I hope this is the right place to post this.
Basically, long story short, we woke up one morning to a budgie on our windowsill. We managed to get her inside safely. (Manchester, ENGLAND). We put some posts up on Facebook and asked around locally but no one has come forwards to claim her. We managed to buy her a temporary cage from pets at home but it is very small. I couldn’t afford to get a large one especially as we don’t think we will be keeping her for long.
I don’t know anything about budgies. It’s been a few weeks now thay we’ve had her and I feel extremely cruel keeping her in a small cage but she doesn’t seem to be getting used to us. I’ve watched various videos on how to tame them etc but nothing is working (been nearly two months now). I keep reading various websites for advice and they all seem to contradict each other e.g. some say to keep them in cage till they are confident enough to step onto your finger but then others say to let them out straight away etc. so I don’t really know what to do.
She has been out of the cage she flies out but just flies in circles screeching and then lands and pants which I’m worried is stressing her out too much?
For food I’ve been giving her the food they sell in pets at home. I’ve tried her with loads of different fruit and veg and greens and millet seed but she won’t eat any of it. Even when I leave it in the cage and go out of the room. I’ve tried buying her various toys etc but doesn’t touch them she just goes for the seed. But I read that this being their only diet could be bad for them?
She doesn’t have any bald patches and her feathers look ok as far as I can tell. She does look skinny but I don’t know what a normal budgie would look like. I have no idea on age etc. (photos attached).
She also does this weird thing where she sits on her perch and very very slightly opens her wings. Not sure if that’s normal as I can’t find any info on it.
Can anyone provide any help or advise at all please? Anything would be greatly appreciated. I feel so cruel keeping her in this small cage but I’ve tried reaching out to various charities and rescues but no one will take her or respond to me.
Thanks in advance
Just joined the site so I hope this is the right place to post this.
Basically, long story short, we woke up one morning to a budgie on our windowsill. We managed to get her inside safely. (Manchester, ENGLAND). We put some posts up on Facebook and asked around locally but no one has come forwards to claim her. We managed to buy her a temporary cage from pets at home but it is very small. I couldn’t afford to get a large one especially as we don’t think we will be keeping her for long.
I don’t know anything about budgies. It’s been a few weeks now thay we’ve had her and I feel extremely cruel keeping her in a small cage but she doesn’t seem to be getting used to us. I’ve watched various videos on how to tame them etc but nothing is working (been nearly two months now). I keep reading various websites for advice and they all seem to contradict each other e.g. some say to keep them in cage till they are confident enough to step onto your finger but then others say to let them out straight away etc. so I don’t really know what to do.
She has been out of the cage she flies out but just flies in circles screeching and then lands and pants which I’m worried is stressing her out too much?
For food I’ve been giving her the food they sell in pets at home. I’ve tried her with loads of different fruit and veg and greens and millet seed but she won’t eat any of it. Even when I leave it in the cage and go out of the room. I’ve tried buying her various toys etc but doesn’t touch them she just goes for the seed. But I read that this being their only diet could be bad for them?
She doesn’t have any bald patches and her feathers look ok as far as I can tell. She does look skinny but I don’t know what a normal budgie would look like. I have no idea on age etc. (photos attached).
She also does this weird thing where she sits on her perch and very very slightly opens her wings. Not sure if that’s normal as I can’t find any info on it.
Can anyone provide any help or advise at all please? Anything would be greatly appreciated. I feel so cruel keeping her in this small cage but I’ve tried reaching out to various charities and rescues but no one will take her or respond to me.
Thanks in advance