Oct 11, 2020 10:55:07 GMT
dws
Brand New Budgie
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Post by dws on Oct 11, 2020 11:10:08 GMT
Hello! I am a complete novice. My son and I bought two male budgie babies yesterday. I thought I'd inspected them closely for any of the signs of ill health, but clearly not. One of them has a bit of crustiness on his beak and some stuff going on on his feet (see pictures), and I am wondering if I should take him back? As it happens, he is also much more skittish and temperamental than his companion, and doesn't seem very friendly to us or his fellow cage dweller. Any advice would be gratefully received!
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Post by birdguhl on Oct 11, 2020 11:27:07 GMT
Hello and welcome to forum!
I'm not an expert but that looks like some bits of poo on your budgie's feet. The beak issue I'm not so sure - could be scaly face mites (very easily treated) but others will have opinions. It could be a normal part of baby beak development.
As you have had them such a short time don't worry about non-friendliness. They are coping with huge transition and it will take time for them to feel more confident. Talk gently to them and if their cage is not against a wall try putting a cover around two sides of the cage. This will help them to feel more secure and less watchful for danger.
There is more advice on settling in new budgies on other threads if you search for 'third day and still terrified' and other threads under 'budgie taming'.
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Post by birdguhl on Oct 11, 2020 11:29:48 GMT
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Oct 11, 2020 14:39:28 GMT
I'll leave it to the experts to help you with your questions. Your new little one is very pretty and I love the blue and green (or are they yellow and just look greenish next to the blue?) feathers on his chest.
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Post by Hezz on Oct 11, 2020 20:06:20 GMT
Looks like a bit of poop on his feet (as birdguhl has said) and possibly the same on the beak - that may be food. Before panicking and buying parasite treatment, get a damp cloth and see whether these marks will come off. Photos will only tell some of the story. Don't expect them to be content and settled around you. Birds are prey animals and you are a predator so they are going to have to learn to trust you. Don't stare at them directly; wink, blink and turn your head so that you are looking at them with one eye only, or close one eye completely, blinking slowly. Don't poke through the bars at them, but rather try offering small amounts of millet spray to eat. Talk to them quietly while you are around them, and leave the radio on for them if there is no one home for lengthy periods of time.
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