my parakeet is fluffed up and has his head tucked into hes left wing
he has been lethargic and has sat on the floor of the cage all day
he cannot stand on a perch for even only a few minutes because i dont think he has the strength to do so
i dont know if he has been eatting or drinking because i wasn’t home the whole day
but i remember two days ago i got him a new box of spray millets and he was nibbling away on them happily
my parakeet is sick, isnt he?
how should i take care of him through the night just until tomorrow when i can take him to the vett
i want him to live through tonight
Get warm lamp next to his cage.
Spray millet two days ago isnt real substantial food. Make sure they never ever run out of food….a quality budgie seed blend.
They can go without water sometimes but never without food.
Try and be more careful and attentive about keeping this bird fed and fed well.
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July 24th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Get warm lamp next to his cage.
Spray millet two days ago isnt real substantial food. Make sure they never ever run out of food….a quality budgie seed blend.
They can go without water sometimes but never without food.
Try and be more careful and attentive about keeping this bird fed and fed well.
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show budgie breeder. Have 400 budgies
July 25th, 2010 at 12:00 am
take your bird to the vet as soon as possible, even if it means tonight. your bird may be very sick, and who knows how long he/she will live! we have canaries, used to have 14 of them, and we probably, through all of our yrs in canary Business have had about 10 die. it is very sad to loose a friend, and i know you or i don’t want you to lose yours.
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July 25th, 2010 at 12:15 am
Put him into a small cage with a heat pad or hot water bottle. Make sure he is hydrated ( drinks plenty ) by dripping water off your finger every now and again. He is VERY sick, almost DEAD! Warmth is the key. When budgies get like this they often die because they spend all their energy on keeping warm ( this is why his feathers are fluffed up ) or because of dehydration. Stay up with him. I recently had a budgie die like this. He was rescued from the road, half-dead. Then get him to the vet as soon as possible if you want him to survive.
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I am a budgie breeder ( same as parakeet ) and belong to the forum Budgerigar Breeders Club Inc.