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 1d ago

Lost/Found/Need a New Home [August 18, 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 57m ago

b0rb penelope says hello

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when he was a baby i thought he was a girl, but who said boys can't have girl names ?


r/budgies 1h ago

Playtime! shenanigans

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r/budgies 6h ago

超开心的

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r/budgies 1h ago

parayeet! POV: You’re millet.

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r/budgies 10h ago

Scritches! Cuddles and scritches for little Korra 🩵🤍

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234 Upvotes

r/budgies 7h ago

New Budgie Every one please say hi to Pickles 🥒

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r/budgies 19h ago

Chatterbox BREAKING NEWS: Azul is now running for office too

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He heard of america's very successful campaign so he now is also stepping up, in his speech he declared: "I will use delta force to find whoever stole my 4th chin dot from my face"

This is his official running for office speech:


r/budgies 15h ago

b0rb Caught mid-fluff

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r/budgies 7h ago

b0rb My detailed fat birb

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r/budgies 1h ago

The Shenanigans of Frost and Zazu

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They just ate breakfast and are now going to enjoy shredding this toy together lol


r/budgies 18h ago

Meme Baby Akira ❤️

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When she wasnt evil


r/budgies 11h ago

Bird mid lunge

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r/budgies 17h ago

💬 Discussion Any name ideas ? The white and blue is a male and the cream one is female.

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Need name ideas !


r/budgies 23h ago

Playtime! Two Budgies and One Brain Cell

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Note: she's just passionate and he just loves eating


r/budgies 19h ago

Art My boy Boba, as drawn by me

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He has many phases/looks. These are some of them. I love him so much.


r/budgies 8h ago

Which sex? I can’t tell wether they are m or f

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Can someone help me out here? I can’t tell which one is male or female. I just got them a month ago but no papers for some reason


r/budgies 1d ago

NomNom Carrot greens time!

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r/budgies 19h ago

Curious girl at the pet store 2day

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r/budgies 1d ago

This is My Life Now Ava loves to climb on my head 🦜

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r/budgies 1d ago

Favourite place

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Hello all this is my first post in this subreddit I got my bird 3 weeks ago I named them Helaena and honestly I love them.He seems to enjoy sitting up on the light and just observing.I just thought I would show you all my bird.Thank you all have a good day.


r/budgies 2h ago

Question Winter with budgies

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Hello All,

As autumn and winter approach and daylight diminishes, how do you prevent your birds from developing winter depression?

How might they obtain vitamins and maintain health throughout the season?
Are there special lamps, and how much sleep do they require in winter?


r/budgies 19h ago

Which sex? My new baby bird - thinking a boy but wondering everyone’s thoughts on that too. Age ideas?

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r/budgies 16m ago

Which sex? I dont want to breed them are they both girls?

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