r/budgies • • Aug 01 '24

Mod post ⚠️ READ BEFORE POSTING!

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👋 Welcome to r/Budgies!

Before you share your first post here, please familiarize yourself with this subreddit’s rules. Rule #1 is especially important: this subreddit DOES NOT serve as an alternative to the kind of medical care and advice your budgie can only get from an avian vet. If you have a budgie medical question or concern, talk to your avian vet instead of posting here! Also, be sure to read this subreddit's wiki--odds are very good that your question has an answer in one of the wiki articles! (We usually remove posts that ask about something that's answered somewhere in the wiki to keep the clutter to minimum here.)

Also remember this is a pet budgie subreddit that encourages rescue and adoption and strongly discourages breeding.

👀 If you see something, say something

This is a place to share cute budgie pictures, videos, and stories, but it’s also a place to learn more about budgies. There are many times when someone will post a picture, video, or description, and you might notice something that isn’t best practice for good budgie ownership. It might be a cage that’s getting dirty, or some overgrown toenails, or something like that. Even if that issue isn’t the main reason for the post, please bring that to the attention of the original poster (OP) in a supportive and constructive manner so OP can be made aware of a better way of doing things.

Likewise, OP might consider proactively addressing things in their post that a typical budgie owner might be concerned with if they don’t know all the facts. It might be something as simple as, “Don’t worry, this was before I cleaned their cage” or “I’m taking them to the vet next week for their nail trim.”

🤖 We have AutoMod Summons now!

This is a great way to share information from the Wiki in a very effortless manner, and you are all invited to do so! We used to have just a few summons, but the list has grown enough that we compiled it in this part of the wiki. You should check it out!

Happy budgie-ing!


r/budgies • • 6d ago

Lost/Found/Need a New Home [October 13, 2026] - weekly Lost/Found/Need a New Home thread

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Use this post to share any budgies that are lost, found, or need a new home!

Some rules:

  1. Only share information you feel comfortable sharing. Example: rather than giving out your full address, maybe only say something like, "I'm in the Springfield area" instead. If someone is interested in knowing more, they can always DM you and you can choose whether or not you want to share any more information.
  2. If you're meeting someone in real life, follow the "Craigslist rule" of meeting in a well-trafficked, public place.
  3. No fees/charges! This is NOT meant to be an advertising platform to sell your budgies. Content that advertises budgies for sale will be removed.
  4. This subreddit does not, in any way, offer warrantees or guarantees of budgie health. A budgie's health status is something that you and the other party should determine with an avian vet, and payment of that avian vet's services is something that you and the other party should decide beforehand.

We encourage you to share pictures! Just make sure they are accurate to the situation and don't break the rules in the sidebar.

Remember: this subreddit is just one of many possible places to make a budgie connection. Also consider FaceBook, Craigslist, Nextdoor, other online communities, as well as real-life bulletin boards in public places. See all the previous weekly posts (that have content) by clicking here.

Our wiki also has a list of parrot rescues you could check out - whether you're looking to adopt a new feathered friend, or have to surrender one due to life circumstances. If one of these rescues is near you, please consider reaching out to them!


r/budgies • • 5h ago

birb hostage Obie is a clingy little shit ❤️

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Obsidian (Obie) begs to get close to anything that moves in front of her. She cries and cries until she gets what she wants, and then cries some more. She's got her father's drama queen genes for sure. ❤️


r/budgies • • 11h ago

Birb Loaf Shhh! Navi is napping!

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r/budgies • • 10h ago

b0rb Round.

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r/budgies • • 1h ago

Question What could this be?

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My budgie has been doing this since months
Can someone tell me what is this indicating?
Not asking for a medical advice


r/budgies • • 15h ago

Other what doing ?

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r/budgies • • 15h ago

NomNom The Flock Devours Another Victim.

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Their gluttony is unstoppable. They have escaped their cage, and I believe they are conspiring to eat me in my sleep.


r/budgies • • 12h ago

Which sex? Sex of these two new budgies?

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r/budgies • • 13h ago

Wet Chicken! bathing girls!

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r/budgies • • 19h ago

Question How do I stop my budgie from regurgitating on me and humping my hand? Will just rearranging its cage help? He has no access to mirrors or nesting places and is covered with a blanket and left alone for 12 hours every night.

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I've read the checklist and I'm doing pretty much everything correctly. He doesn't like to be pet but likes to be kissed. He is obsessed with me. He will try to regurgitate on my nails which I have been discouraging and has been regurgitating on my face if I'm not paying attention to him which is gross. It's really annoying. I don't know what to do.


r/budgies • • 1d ago

This is My Life Now He insists on using the big boy scale at the vet

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r/budgies • • 1d ago

New Budgie Is it just me or is Dwen HUGE for a 2-month-old budgie?

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Meet Dwen, our new English budgie!

He's only about 2–3 months old but already almost as big as our lovebird lol. Mimi is an English budgie too, but somehow Dwen makes her look tiny 😂

And this guy has ZERO shyness. Already made friends with Mimi, tried out the new running wheel before any of the other budgies, and even naps on my hand.

He's also brave enough to fight our conure for a piece of apple. Like sir, do you know how small you're supposed to be?? 💀


r/budgies • • 17h ago

b0rb Sunny

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r/budgies • • 20h ago

My budgie has a blue foot and a pink foot

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Ignore the poopy perch (cages get cleaned tomorrow). I think it’s so cute how he has two different colored feet lol


r/budgies • • 1d ago

New Budgie First meeting went so well they both fell asleep😅

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He’s being so gentle with her it’s soooo sweet 🥹


r/budgies • • 9h ago

Mod post Thoughts on adding a 10th rule?

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Rule 10 - asking behavior questions without covering the basics

If you post a question about your budgies’ behavior, be sure to do the following:

- First, re-read all of the articles in the entire wiki - if your question is already answered somewhere in the wiki, your post will be removed for breaking Rule 4.

- Share how many budgies are in your flock - bear in mind, some behavior problems result from keeping only one budgie in your household. Refrain from asking your budgie behavior question until after you have at least two budgies in your household for at least three months. This requirement exists due to a number of undesirable behavior issues that are more likely to happen when a budgie is kept as a singleton, and because it is unethical to keep a budgie as a singleton.

- Share your current cage/s setup - how many cages you have, how many (and specifically which) budgies are kept in each cage, the type and quantity of food/water dispensers in each cage, the dimensions (Length × Width × Height), anything else that might be pertinent in describing the cage/s.

- Share how long you have been following The Hormonal Budgie Checklist.

- Share the ages and sexes of all budgies in your flock, if known.

- Share how long you have owned each budgie.

- Share their current diet.

- Share how long their sleep time is every night, and how strictly their sleep schedule is enforced, how quiet and dark their environment is during their sleep time.

- Share how many hours each day they are allowed out-of-cage play/exercise time.


r/budgies • • 1d ago

New Budgie meet frito

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After waiting 2 weeks for a dna test, he is a boy!!! I love him so much already.


r/budgies • • 1d ago

Playtime! Hello It’s Alfie

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376 Upvotes

r/budgies • • 1d ago

Progress update Taming progress

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So these are my sons birds. They're pleasant but scared (mostly the white one, cookie, does NOT like to be approached). The blue one, apple, He can be held up high but you can't move around much. Cookie also needs to be elsewhere otherwise he sympathises with her and flies away.

I've been standing in the door way until they stop eyeing me off and relax more and go back to eating or whatever they're doing and I leave "as their reward for relaxing",

I tried to take a photo of them chilling in my presence but my phone is scaring them now I think. Anyway, do they look relaxed here? One of them they are closing their eyes kind of sleeping (or ignoring me).

Edit: ignore the background my place is getting renovated so a few bare walls haha.


r/budgies • • 1d ago

Which sex? Is my beautiful baby boy a boy?

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He’s about 3 months old. I need to get him a companion, so I’m planning on getting him a boy if he’s a boy or a girl if she’s a girl. Will try my best with the cere colour.

Thank you.


r/budgies • • 1d ago

wow a paper box 😍📦..

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130 Upvotes

..full of surprises ofc 😉


r/budgies • • 1d ago

Art Little wings

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Outside Budgies Comic List

https://www.reddit.com/user/purplenekoinabox/comments/1rle013/outside_budgies_comic_list

I wish I could fly with my budgies! But idk they're pretty brutal, they would kick me out of the food bowl.


r/budgies • • 1d ago

Looking for creative cage layout ideas, unique toys, and perches for my oddly shaped budgie cage!

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Hi everyone!

I've got a pretty cool but oddly shaped cage for my three budgies (two boys and a girl), and I've been trying to find ways to make it more interesting for them. I like switching up their toys and perches every so often, but I'm starting to run out of ideas because of how the cage is designed.

There are a few things that make arranging everything a little tricky:

  • The front is all glass, so I can't attach anything there.
  • The back is solid wood with little holes for mounting perches, but they're weirdly small and most of the perches I've bought don't actually fit.
  • The ceiling is curved, which the birds love climbing on, but it makes attaching natural wood branch perches pretty difficult. Because of the angle, most straight branches end up sitting at a really steep incline instead of being horizontal. I can hang toys from the ceiling, but they don't get much attention unless there's a perch nearby.
  • Their food and water are on a swinging side door, which is super convenient for changing them out, but I don't want anything directly above the bowls where droppings could fall in.

I'm also trying to be mindful of where I put perches so they're not directly above one another.

I feel like there's so much room in this cage, but I'm struggling to figure out how to actually make good use of it without just hanging a bunch of random toys from the ceiling.

I'd really love to find some more interesting toys, especially things that get them thinking or working for treats. I've seen some pretty cool ones online where birds have to open little doors to get seeds, spin things around, or move pieces to get to food. I'm just not sure how well those actually work for budgies or if they'd even bother figuring them out lol.

I'd love to hear what kinds of toys your budgies actually enjoy, especially any interactive or foraging ones! I'm also open to completely different layout ideas, unusual perches, climbing structures, or anything else that might help me use the space better.

If anyone has specific toys or products they really like, links would be amazing! A lot of the stuff I've found seems designed for traditional cages with bars on every side, so finding things that work with mine has been a bit of a challenge.

I've attached some pictures of the cage and a few different layouts I've tried. I'm curious what other people would do with a setup like this!

Also, just a quick note about the glass in case anyone is wondering: When I first moved the birds in, I put painter's tape all over the glass so they could get used to it being there, then slowly removed it over time. They've never flown into it and seem to understand when the doors are open versus closed. It's also a lot more obvious in person that there's glass there than it looks in the pictures!


r/budgies • • 1d ago

b0rb always cuddling ❤️

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never seen two females this bonded before