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Post by Hezz on Jun 7, 2021 22:07:39 GMT
Would a one month old budgie do that? No, definitely not.
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Jun 6, 2021 10:19:13 GMT
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Post by alansojan2021 on Jun 8, 2021 19:20:51 GMT
It's okay now since I got another budgie right now, but I think the budgie I already have is being aggressive towards him/her. I'll link a video
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Jun 6, 2021 10:19:13 GMT
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Post by alansojan2021 on Jun 8, 2021 19:24:59 GMT
It's okay now since I got another budgie right now, but I think the budgie I already have is being aggressive towards him/her. I'll link a video
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Post by ariella on Jun 8, 2021 20:41:23 GMT
Have you bought another budgie and put them both together in the same cage without a period of quarantine? Ideally, any new birds should be kept separate in a different room for at least 4 weeks before gradual introductions. As others have said, your first budgie looks older than 4 weeks. How old is the new one?
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Jun 6, 2021 10:19:13 GMT
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Post by alansojan2021 on Jun 8, 2021 22:42:57 GMT
Have you bought another budgie and put them both together in the same cage without a period of quarantine? Ideally, any new birds should be kept separate in a different room for at least 4 weeks before gradual introductions. As others have said, your first budgie looks older than 4 weeks. How old is the new one? The second budgie is a few months old (the person who sold it to us said that) and yes we haven't separated them because I only have one cage
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Jun 6, 2021 10:19:13 GMT
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Post by alansojan2021 on Jun 8, 2021 22:43:51 GMT
They're sleeping now downstairs peacefully, but before the 1st budgie was being really aggressive towards the new one.
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Post by blueelephant on Jun 9, 2021 3:51:14 GMT
The curious tail nibbles are one thing but the jumping of the back of the other bird is a bit aggressive. If that sort of thing is happening a lot then if you are able to I would consider getting a second cage and separating them for the time being.
I've recently got a second budgie and my original was an absolute nightmare jumping on top of the younger one who was only a couple of months old. I couldn't let them have any time unsupervised and out together because I was concerned about the new one getting injured. The cages were next to each other so they could chat but physically they were separated unless I was there to watch and step in if needed. They have since chilled out and share a cage with normal levels of squabbling.
Your first budgie looks to be a bit hormonal as well given his seed pot antics so making sure he is getting a good 12 hours rest each night somewhere quiet and covered might be a good idea.
In the longer term, if you have more than 1 bird a second cage is needed if one bird shows signs of illness, as you would need to separate them then as well.
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Jun 6, 2021 10:19:13 GMT
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Post by alansojan2021 on Jun 9, 2021 12:36:06 GMT
Okay thank you but since I don't have another cage I'm not sure on what to do, but now they're okay.Every once in a while the first budgie attacks the second one
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Post by alansojan2021 on Jun 9, 2021 14:29:00 GMT
The budgie we already had keeps biting the new ones foot!
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 9, 2021 14:48:45 GMT
yup! I actually know what he’s doing ( learned the hard way😄) He is definitely trying to mate with the perch
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Post by Hezz on Jun 10, 2021 0:45:20 GMT
You’ve thrown a new bird into the resident bird’s cage with no introduction time, so this sort of thing is going to happen. You need to supervise them all the time if you aren’t going to invest in a second cage to have another space to house a bird if these two show that they cannot reside together. A second cage is a handy thing to have on hand, particularly if you find you need to take one to the vet.
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Post by mona on Jun 10, 2021 6:57:03 GMT
Agreed. You would need more than one cage for more than one birdie. In case of sick birdie too, you would have to separate them to let sick birdie take rest and in case of infectious disease, keep other birdies safe.
Over a period of time, I have 3 cages for my birds (all different sizes). The first two were originally available easily and third one was a custom made. I'm getting a new custom travel cage, which can be converted into a double floor cage, if I need to take birdies to vet or short travel - since my female birdie is a nervous bird during travel and she chases the male birdie. I can choose to separate them by keeping the grid in the centre of the cage or take it out, as per the situation.. At least you need two cage for two birdies..
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Jun 6, 2021 10:19:13 GMT
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Post by alansojan2021 on Jun 10, 2021 15:34:05 GMT
Hi I think they're getting along now!
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Jun 6, 2021 10:19:13 GMT
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Post by alansojan2021 on Jun 10, 2021 15:36:46 GMT
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Post by blueelephant on Jun 10, 2021 17:05:16 GMT
That is much more civil. Hope they continue to get along 👍
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