Budgerigars
Food & drink
What should I give my budgerigar to eat?
A good seed mix as a basic diet for your budgerigar
For budgerigars, you can choose a high-quality mix of different seeds as the main diet. Make sure this also contains minerals and vitamins or provide these through a concentrated food.
They also always need access to grit. They should be given some foxtail millet now and then too (they love this!) and some fresh fruit or vegetables.
Budgerigars drink very little, but of course do need fresh water every day.
Important information
Five useful tips!
Five useful tips when you are thinking about buying budgerigars
- With a little patience, budgerigars can become very tame.
- Budgerigars are curious and perceptive birds.
- They are social animals, which are best kept as one or more pairs.
- To prevent boredom, it's a good idea to hang some toys in the cage.
- Budgerigars like to bathe, so they will also enjoy a bird bath.
A good seed mix as a basic diet for your budgerigar
For budgerigars, you can choose a high-quality mix of different seeds as the main diet. Make sure this also contains minerals and vitamins or provide these through a concentrated food.
They also always need access to grit. They should be given some foxtail millet now and then too (they love this!) and some fresh fruit or vegetables.
Budgerigars drink very little, but of course do need fresh water every day.
Five useful tips when you are thinking about buying budgerigars
- With a little patience, budgerigars can become very tame.
- Budgerigars are curious and perceptive birds.
- They are social animals, which are best kept as one or more pairs.
- To prevent boredom, it's a good idea to hang some toys in the cage.
- Budgerigars like to bathe, so they will also enjoy a bird bath.
Fun facts!
Did you know...
Five fun and important facts about these lovely birds!
- Budgerigars are among the most commonly kept bird species in the world.
- The original habitat of the budgerigar is Australia.
- A well cared for budgerigar can live to be ten to fifteen years old.
- Budgerigars are originally a greenish yellow colour but can be found in many colours in captivity.
- Males have a blue cere, females a pinkish brown cere.
Housing
Is the cage nice enough for them?
How do I provide the best possible home for my budgerigars?
It's best to keep budgerigars in pairs in a large cage.
Make sure that the bars of the cage are horizontal, so they can climb up and down these.
Toys specially for parakeets are also highly appreciated by most other birds, as well as a bird bath.
Five fun and important facts about these lovely birds!
- Budgerigars are among the most commonly kept bird species in the world.
- The original habitat of the budgerigar is Australia.
- A well cared for budgerigar can live to be ten to fifteen years old.
- Budgerigars are originally a greenish yellow colour but can be found in many colours in captivity.
- Males have a blue cere, females a pinkish brown cere.
How do I provide the best possible home for my budgerigars?
It's best to keep budgerigars in pairs in a large cage.
Make sure that the bars of the cage are horizontal, so they can climb up and down these.
Toys specially for parakeets are also highly appreciated by most other birds, as well as a bird bath.
For the professionals!
Ambition to breed?
Would you like to find out more about breeding budgerigars?
Budgerigars are relatively easy to breed. If you have a pair, you can provide them with a nest box for small parakeets with a thick layer of sawdust on the floor. Once they get used to the box, the female will lay an average of four to six eggs, which hatch after just three weeks. The young birds remain in the box for more than four weeks and are fed by the parents a little longer once they have fledged.
Rewards
I like a snack sometimes too!
A snack won't do any harm, but always use moderation.
Everyone likes to treat their pet sometimes. But for pets that live in a restricted space, it's important not to just constantly give them snacks. Witte Molen's snacks for lovebirds are formulated with care. So it's no problem to treat your lovebird to something tasty now and then when they've been good, could do with a little something extra or to reward them when you're training them.
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Food, snacks and bedding
Would you like to find out more about breeding budgerigars?
Budgerigars are relatively easy to breed. If you have a pair, you can provide them with a nest box for small parakeets with a thick layer of sawdust on the floor. Once they get used to the box, the female will lay an average of four to six eggs, which hatch after just three weeks. The young birds remain in the box for more than four weeks and are fed by the parents a little longer once they have fledged.
A snack won't do any harm, but always use moderation.
Everyone likes to treat their pet sometimes. But for pets that live in a restricted space, it's important not to just constantly give them snacks. Witte Molen's snacks for lovebirds are formulated with care. So it's no problem to treat your lovebird to something tasty now and then when they've been good, could do with a little something extra or to reward them when you're training them.