Re Does my Budgie need a Friend

[freddievalentine]

I bought my first Budgie in late Feb' and he's very friendly. We are out during the day but spend the whole evening with him and practically all weekend. In the first week he played with some of his toys in front of us but doesn't when we are home as he seems more interested in what's going on and having the occasional fly.
I don't want to get a second Budgie at the moment as we wish to bond with him, are the evenings enough or will he get bored or upset during the day? He seems pleased to see us when we return home.

[Hezz]

If he is on his own for the majority of the day, he needs some noise around - leave a radio on if possible, give him something to chatter to. Make sure he has plenty of toys to keep him stimulated.

Try to get him out in the mornings too, and let him fly around while you have breakfast and get ready. He needs as much stimulation as you can give him. If you notice that he seems unhappy and quiet, listless, then maybe you will need to rethink you idea of not getting a second one straight away.

[ginger]

Hi Freddie - I had Patch for about 3 months on her own and she enjoyed our company and seemed happy enough but I was given a budgie who was no longer wanted () and the difference was lovely. She was much happier. Being at work all day it can be hard to spend as much time as we would like with our little buddies. It is equally enjoyable to see two interact.

Patch still has a bond with us, that I would say we dont have with the others, but she also has a bond with the budgies (they are addictive so now have 4 in total).