Parakeets/Budgies

The Budgerigar, also known as the common pet “parakeet”, and informally nicknamed the “budgie”, is a small, long-tailed seed-eating parrot. Its Latin name means, roughly, “song bird with wavy lines”, which is a pretty good description of this popular bird. In the wild, they live in giant flocks in grasslands.

They are easily hand-tamed and can become a loyal, loving little friend to a patient owner.

Parakeets are social birds and don’t do well in a life of isolation. Like many parrots, they make a lot of noises and males have a larger vocabulary than females. Budgies need cuttlebones, wood and mineral blocks to shorten their beaks and provide them with minerals. This is important because their beaks can grow up to 3 inches a year!

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Diet: Parakeets are ground-feeders that eat primarly seeds and plant material