I received an e-mail in my inbox this morning from my calendar alert system; today is the day which marks the third year anniversary of my first budgie passing away. It's certainly a sad occasion but does provide me with some reflection time on pet ownership. I consider myself very lucky to have his partner and mate still with me today six years later, and hope she'll still be next to me in her cage for several more years to come. A budgie, or Budgerigar, is a common small parrot. They feature flat tails and usually tall, slender bodies. In the wild budgies are generally either white or yellow based in colour, but in captivity have been bred to form desirable ...  Read the complete review

As a keen budgie keeper I have owned a large number of budgies in the past and have a passion for them and their welfare. I am also a worker in the animal care sector and have qualificaitons within Animal care, management, development, breeding and many other subject matters. I will go through the basics of the budgie in this review, though if you have any further questions feel free to e-mail me on sh02020998@hotmail.co.uk. Here we go! Budgie Welfare It is very important to consider all aspects of the animals welfare when keeping a budgie in captivity. The natural environment which the budgie is homed in must be fully planned and evaluated to ...  Read the complete review

Budgies Budgies are colourful and friendly little birds. They can be kept alone or in groups. Personally I have 4 budgies and they are all in one cage together. I feel that as I am not at home all day, everyday, it is nice for the budgies to have some company and they can often be seen grooming each other. For someone who is at home a lot, keeping a budgie alone would be excellent as you can tame it, and even teach it to talk. Do budgies make good pets? Budgies are generally very social, gentle and affectionate in nature. These loving companions interact well with most members of the family. Budgies are inquisitive, active, free spirits who enjoy ...  Read the complete review

Having grown up with dogs, my ideal pet is a dog. However, living in a rented house that doesn't allow dogs, cats, rabbits or any other 'intrusive' pets, I needed to look for more options. Goldfish were out, as the last ones were placed on a windowsill during a redecoration when the blinds were down and unfortunately it was a very hot day. Hmmmm... I didn't want a hamster, nor a mouse, nor (God forbid) a big spider. So myself and Mr. Nykied settled on a budgie. Off we trotted to a pet shop (having discovered that Pets At Home no longer sell birds) to look at the budgies. We left the shop with a cage, a budgie, a landing pad, food, cat litter (for the bottom of ...  Read the complete review

Many people have left opinions on how to care, tame and generally look after budgies. I am going to tell you my experiences with budgies and how much fun they can be. I currently have two budgies. A green and yellow budgie that someone found on the road on a cold, rainy winter night but couldn't keep it. What was I to do? I adopted him as soon as I brought him home his personality shone through. He was abit of a crazy, head banging bird. His mirror got allot of stick in those first few months. So I called him Ozzy, there really wasn't another name to describe him. He was lively, chirped and jumped around his cage mostly in the morning when ...  Read the complete review