I took them out the cage and they went crazy after me trying to touch them so I just let them go out by themselves, now I just grab them with a cloth and put them back in gently and I pet them and then all of a sudden they let me touch them? I don’t know if this is because something else but they are now VERY calm when I try to pet them with my finger. Please let me know if you think they trust me now because they would go crazy if I got near them before.

Hello, I am a kid, I am below 13. And my English is bad, it is not my first language, so I’m sorry if this is hard to understand. In 2019, my family had three budgies. I think they were happy and social with many things. For some reason, my mother downgraded the budgies to a different cage. Sometimes, she moved the budgies outside. With this new cage, she did not know that a certain piece which could be freely removed would create an opening which they could slip out of. Two of the budgies left and did not return. I believe that they died because we live in North America. I don’t have a good memory of what their cage looked like at the time, so I do not know if they were dissatisfied with their care. The remaining budgie has always been very timid and I guess that is why she did not leave like the other budgies. Because she is alone, I researched budgies because I hear they are social and may need companion especially after the others left. It took me a long time to have the chance to buy her new things because my family cannot spare a lot of money or time. I gradually add new things to her cage and she panics when I clean or install new things. I am mostly in charge of her so she is most used to me, but I understand she does not like my hands inside her cage. I spend lots of time by her cage during weekends and after school. I only witness her being active during the weekends, because i am there when it’s sunny, and she is active when t’s sunny. I leave her cage open when I am present, but she only climbs around the entrance, and does not exit. I think she is okay with me being in the room because I witness her playing and eating. I do not really interact with her though because I do not want to make her afraid and pause any progress I may have made. After all this time, I wonder if she does not want to have a bond with me since I hear it’s possible that the bird might not need to connect with human. Please analyze this situation. I can answer about more details if it needs. I am sorry if I sound like an inadequate pet owner. I wish I can do more.

My babies look like they’ve gone through the seventh circle of hell whenever I take a photo of them. How are yall getting some cute fluffy pics?

She helped me through one of the most difficult parts of my life, kept me sane during the pandemic and charmed lots of my friends with her playful demeanour.

I took a shower for 15 minutes and the moment i came back she asked for cuddles

I bought my 2 budgies a big cage for them to have enough space to fly whenever im not home but when i try to put them in the get scared and fly away. Ive tried leaving the cage open with their toys, millet and new perches inside but they don’t wanna leave their old cage. What should i do?

Im new btw and i need tips to bond with this young budgie but right now it screams at me because it currently has a fear so how do i bond with him?

My budgie just died. Feeling very sad.

I have 4 budgies and currently let them out in a room that has tile but unfortunately they're not really getting much outside time due to it being cold outside so my dog is spending more time inside. I want to move them into a different room but that room has carpet and the idea of getting poop in carpet feels like my worst nightmare.

What are your tips on keeping the room and furniture clean to avoid ripping your hair out?

And I do have another option with a room without carpet but we have fabric furniture so I'd still need to figure out how to keep those cleared of bird poop and it's a colder room because the heater is broken in that room.

I got a new male budgie as a friend for my angry and lonely male budgie. Right now, they’re in separate cages because my old budgie is very territorial of his cage. I’m changing the cage layout and toys, but he still bites whenever I get my hand close. My new budgie is currently in a temporary small cage, but I plan to get him a larger one. Do you think my old budgie would be less territorial if I moved him to a new cage? In this case, I would also need to put the new budgie in my old budgie’s cage.

I have 3 budgies, but I got them fairly recent, so they don't fully trust me completely yet, so that's adds onto the struggle just a bit. So, I've tried giving them different fruit and vegetables, but they just don't want to eat it. I tried putting some in a bowl or clamped onto the side of their cage by a perch or on top of their cage, and they just don't want to eat it.

I know they need that variety in their diet, and I don't know how to include it when they aren't interested in eating it. Im not sure if they don't understand that that is food, or if I just keep trying until they soon get curious enough of take a bite

Any tips, or ways I can serve it differently?

Hi, I’m looking into getting a service dog that would sleep in my room which my birds also sleep in. I have a good air filter but I’m nervous about fur and dandruff affecting the air quality and damaging my birds’ lungs. I could see about changing the room I sleep in but does anyone have a dog sleep in their birds room? I think I’ll get a smaller dog and the cage is pretty high up.