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Post by rose on Aug 12, 2021 14:52:57 GMT
I'm showing my age but Sid James and budgies - what more could a person want?!?
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Post by jellybean on Aug 12, 2021 18:02:40 GMT
Sorry I missed this rose, is it repeated anytime.
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Post by rose on Aug 13, 2021 15:24:15 GMT
All is not lost - I've just found it's available on YouTube: !
Having said which, 95% of the budgies look absolutely terrified ... Shocking how thoughtlessly human beings used to treat them, forty to fifty years ago!
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Post by mona on Aug 13, 2021 18:39:46 GMT
I'm just looking at the cage sizes. I have seen budgies in even smaller cages.. the ones I call hospital cage is a regular cage for many.. I think that's where my country stands right now on the understanding of cage sizes & food... Things are changing these days with younger generation and budgies, thanks to social media..!
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Post by skysmum on Aug 13, 2021 21:12:25 GMT
I saw this, the scary thing is i vividly remember it when it was shown in the 70's I also remember having a cage just like the small one as a child It certainly wouldn't pass as acceptable these days, small rusty cage's and toys, sandpaper just to mention a couple Good to see knowledge has improved so much over the years, for most anyway
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 14, 2021 10:05:50 GMT
I watched this with mixed feelings. It's always good to see a budgie but the out-of-date advice was hard to bear. Like skysmum, we also had one of those tiny, rust-prone cages when I was a child, which I am now horrified by, yet understand it was perfectly normal at the time. At least things have improved greatly. I'd like to see a similar programme done now though if I was in charge of it, it would be very short... Do you recommend budgies as pets? Nope! Although rewarding, they are bl**dy difficult & challenging! I recommend a tortoise! EDIT: Who else was expecting Hattie Jacques to turn up?!
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Post by jellybean on Aug 14, 2021 10:20:52 GMT
No animal comes without it's challenges, maybe we (as caring individuals) always want to go the extra mile for our birds where as others might not care the same.
My motto has always been "You as the owner, took on the care and responsibility of this little being when you bought it, it never asked to come and live with you, so always try to do the best you can for it"
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Post by criswell on Aug 14, 2021 10:34:59 GMT
I shall watch the programme later. We have a few old pet care books from the 1970s which show how standards have changed too. I feel the same way about the animals in my care jellybeanIt's a shame not everyone feels the same though. I had a student say "why is your hamster in such a big cage?" about my little roborovski hamster in a 3ft tank in my teaching room. My answer was that I wanted him to have as much space as possible.
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Post by Hezz on Aug 15, 2021 1:37:17 GMT
No animal comes without it's challenges, maybe we (as caring individuals) always want to go the extra mile for our birds where as others might not care the same. My motto has always been "You as the owner, took on the care and responsibility of this little being when you bought it, it never asked to come and live with you, so always try to do the best you can for it" I couldn’t agree more, jellybean. We choose these animals that become our pets; they don’t choose us, and never would if it were up to them, so it is our responsibility to give them the very best life we possibly can.
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Post by rose on Aug 15, 2021 9:27:01 GMT
No animal comes without it's challenges, maybe we (as caring individuals) always want to go the extra mile for our birds where as others might not care the same. My motto has always been "You as the owner, took on the care and responsibility of this little being when you bought it, it never asked to come and live with you, so always try to do the best you can for it" Hear, hear, jellybean!
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Post by rose on Aug 15, 2021 9:30:42 GMT
I don't know if there's already been discussion somewhere on the forum about the book, 'Budgerigar', which I've just read (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Budgerigar-Sarah-Harris/dp/1760875481/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Budgerigar&qid=1629019669&rnid=1642204031&s=books&sr=1-5): I found it an absolutely fascinating read, but the history of how people used to treat budgies particularly in the very early days was pretty upsetting - the British Empire has a lot to answer for!
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Post by ariella on Aug 15, 2021 12:51:24 GMT
I watched this with mixed feelings. It's always good to see a budgie but the out-of-date advice was hard to bear. Like skysmum , we also had one of those tiny, rust-prone cages when I was a child, which I am now horrified by, yet understand it was perfectly normal at the time. At least things have improved greatly. I'd like to see a similar programme done now though if I was in charge of it, it would be very short... Do you recommend budgies as pets? Nope! Although rewarding, they are bl**dy difficult & challenging! I recommend a tortoise! EDIT: Who else was expecting Hattie Jacques to turn up?! Unfortunately tortoises come with their own very specific care needs, depending on species. They need UV, a temperature gradient, the correct substrate, the correct level of humidity, supplements, the correct diet, the correct amount of D3 and calcium to prevent deformities, some must never be hibernated…I could go on and on. So many are put up for rehoming every month once people realise that exotic care is demanding and expensive and they get fed up of sourcing the correct diet and taking the time to grow a lot of it themselves. I’ve rehomed many and for different reasons but they’re always bought from garden centres when they look small and cute and the care sheets provided are mostly incorrect. I’d recommend a stick insect.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Aug 15, 2021 13:12:13 GMT
Or a pet rock. I’d recommend a stick insect.
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