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08-01-01, 05:09 PM 08-01-01
Budgerigars
Grass parakeet – undulata undulata
Aboriginal translation – “Betch-yerra-gar”- meaning “good eating”!!!
As a pet it is doubtful if the Budgie can ever be equalled. Its popularity is gained mainly by its amazing powers of mimicry, and its antics are very amusing. This wee bird is very easily taught, easily learned and not surprisingly easily remembered.
The Budgerigar is a very loving wee bird who likes to have company more or less at all times. The natural instinct of the Budgie is to be part of huge flocks, which travel thousands of miles across Australia following the seasons in order to find food and water. By having the Budgie at home you have taken away the need to travel as you supply fresh food and water daily, but as the Budgie is gregarious – ‘flock flying’ – the need for company is still a very strong natural instinct. An example of gregarious birds, are the starlings we see at night, flying overhead in their thousands, prior to roosting up for the evening.
It is because of this natural instinct you will often find that once you introduce a ‘friend’, your unsettled Budgie becomes more pleasant in attitude towards everything, unless he is the centre of attention with everyone in the household.
The cage, housing, should be large enough to offer your pet plenty of room for exercising, as, with ourselves, exercise is a very important part to owning a healthy, long living Budgie, rather than owning a fat, overweight, unhealthy ornament in a cage! Staggered perches should be placed within the cage to stimulate climbing as if in their bushes or trees.
Fresh clean food and water should be offered daily and cuttlefish should always be available. Cuttlefish, as many would believe is not in order to keep their beaks sharp, but instead is a very valuable source of calcium to help produce strong bones and assist in feather growth. Fresh fruit and vegetables should be offered in moderate supply as a source of healthy vitamins and minerals.
Tappajabba © 2001
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Tappajabba....
helping to promote healthy pet keeping worldwide...
Grass parakeet – undulata undulata
Aboriginal translation – “Betch-yerra-gar”- meaning “good eating”!!!
As a pet it is doubtful if the Budgie can ever be equalled. Its popularity is gained mainly by its amazing powers of mimicry, and its antics are very amusing. This wee bird is very easily taught, easily learned and not surprisingly easily remembered.
The Budgerigar is a very loving wee bird who likes to have company more or less at all times. The natural instinct of the Budgie is to be part of huge flocks, which travel thousands of miles across Australia following the seasons in order to find food and water. By having the Budgie at home you have taken away the need to travel as you supply fresh food and water daily, but as the Budgie is gregarious – ‘flock flying’ – the need for company is still a very strong natural instinct. An example of gregarious birds, are the starlings we see at night, flying overhead in their thousands, prior to roosting up for the evening.
It is because of this natural instinct you will often find that once you introduce a ‘friend’, your unsettled Budgie becomes more pleasant in attitude towards everything, unless he is the centre of attention with everyone in the household.
The cage, housing, should be large enough to offer your pet plenty of room for exercising, as, with ourselves, exercise is a very important part to owning a healthy, long living Budgie, rather than owning a fat, overweight, unhealthy ornament in a cage! Staggered perches should be placed within the cage to stimulate climbing as if in their bushes or trees.
Fresh clean food and water should be offered daily and cuttlefish should always be available. Cuttlefish, as many would believe is not in order to keep their beaks sharp, but instead is a very valuable source of calcium to help produce strong bones and assist in feather growth. Fresh fruit and vegetables should be offered in moderate supply as a source of healthy vitamins and minerals.
Tappajabba © 2001
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Tappajabba....
helping to promote healthy pet keeping worldwide...