About a month ago, I got a budgie. He was very timid, so we named him Timmy. He was not hand fed. I figured getting him tamed would be a challenge, but since I know of 0 local breeders, and no Mom and Pop pet stores left in the area, it was pretty much my only option. There used to be a lot many years ago, now it’s only Petco and Petsmart, with two local fish stores.
Well, I let him acclimate to his new home the first week. Spending time with him, talking to him.. but he never moved.. the only time he would move is when he went to get food or water. I figured he was still freaked out about the move.
Well, it didn’t help. He still rarely moved 3 weeks later, and panics every time I open the door to his cage. Any and all attempts at training have failed. Disappointing, but not unexpected… being a “bin o’ budgies” bird, my expectations weren’t that high.
Well, since he refuses to interact with me, any of his toys, and just sits immobile all day every day, I figure he must be lonely. Maybe if I get a girl, it will liven him up and give him some kind of interaction. Maybe they’d mate and I can hand feed the babies and get a tame budgie.. pipe dream, but none the less, I worry about the little guy just being immobile all day.
Well, I got a bigger cage, another budgie, a couple more toys and a nest box (yeah I know, overly optimistic). Within the hour, Timmy perked up quite a bit. They were chirping back and forth, he’d follow the other one around, the new one groomed him a bit. It was all cute and adorable.
Then the oddest thing… The new one regurgitated seed and fed it to Timmy, who ate it. Is this normal for budgies? The only time I’ve seen this is when the parents feed their young…
