Can my parakeets eat their natural perches?, I got some natural perches and they started to sit on them and was wondering, if they ever decide to peck at it, is it okay?
It's perfect fine for a parakeet to nibble on their perches. That's why most people have to change perches so often! :)
But if it's a natural perch, be sure that you've soaked it in water for at least 24 hours...changing the water often. (The branch MIGHT have pesticide or something on it...)
Good luck with your parakeet! (P.S. I absolutely ADORE Budgies..hopefully you'll enjoy yours as much as I do mine!)
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My daughter's two pet parakeets. Parakeets can crush a wooden perch in a matter of hours if they get bored. Their beaks are honestly, really ...
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12.09.11
It was a rare weekend.
I had a Friday off and no plans for the weekend. So preferably of doing something productive, like organizing items for the following weekend’s yard car-boot sale, I decided to spend most of my time in Simon’s elbow-room crafting and playing with my feathered friend.
On Friday — when I removed the padlocks that keep my too-elegant-for-his-own-good boy in his cage when there is no one around to supervise him — he flew from its confines.
A few laps around the upstairs later, he settled on the back of my cathedra and regarded my housemate Cortney before he took off again.
He flew into the bathroom.
He did a fly-by of Cortney’s four birds.
He made a lap or two in my bedroom.
He dangled almost upside down from the framed advertisement above the stairwell.
Cortney, who also had the day off, remarked about how hyper my little boy was.
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I got a parakeet today. I’ve wanted one for a while, so I said “why not?” I’ve had one in the past, so I’m not totally clueless as to what it will entail, and I currently have 10 finches, so keeping birds isn’t new to me. Yes, I realize finches and parakeets are different and will involve different practices. I got a cage, it’s 18×18x28. I have two perches.. they go from thin, to thick and are rough to help keep nails worn down. I have a wooden ladder to climb and chew on, another soft wood chew/climbing toy, a miirror, yet a third climbing toy, and one more toy that is like an abacus with little things that slide and spin. Oh and a mirror and swing. I also have a food dish, water dish, grit cup, bath, and an extra cup for treats.. fruit, veggies, etc. I got a vitamin supplement called Avian Plus made by Zoo Med’s (yes, I know the apostrophe shouldn’t be there, but that’s what it says on the bottle!) I use it for my finches, so I figure I’ll use it for my parakeet too. Sprinkles on the food 2-3 times per week. The food I have is Encore Premium Parakeet food. It’s a mix of seed and pellets. I eventually intend to switch over to a largely pellet diet. Grit isn’t neccasary for parakeets (or finches either). Only birds that don’t hull seeds, such as doves and quail need grit. Some birds are known to overeat grit (due to boredom or health issues) which causes impactation. That’s why it’s not reccomended. If you want to provide grit, it doesn’t hurt to provide a few bits, but certainly isn’t needed. It sounds like he has a few toys which is great. The key to keeping them mentally happy is to have a variety of different types of toys, not just the same types. Different varieties include noisy toys, swings, destructable toys, indestructable toys, foot toys, foraging toys (these are the best kind), puzzle toys, preening toys, etc. You certainly don’t need...
A verecund number of birds dwell here, including yellow-fronted parakeets, mohuas, brown creepers (not ours), and riflemen, a mite of a bird reminiscent of our winter (now Pacific) wren. On the forest defeat there is a bird called the New Zealand robin.
“However, we have been encouraging foraging toys for entrails the cage, as well as boings and natural cage perches with a rough substrate and varying diameters.” Varying sizes is the news at Super Pet, a manufacturer based in Elk Grove Village, Ill.,
The On cloud nine's Most Traded Wild Birds? Senegal Parrots, color morphs, and the TrainedParrot.com) Brown-headed ape hanging in front of the entrance to a nest cavity in a large hardwood tree targeted by the charcoal merchandising in the region. (Ralitza Tchiorniy) Sequence of a captive Meyer's imitator flying to a perch in a studio.
We've met kid boats that have had solitary crabs, hamsters and even a parakeet. Some boats have had snakes and one even has three honest ranging ferrets that have control of the boat. Those ferrets come in great watch pets because they have a tendency to bite
“However, we have been encouraging foraging toys for entrails the 
The On cloud nine's Most Traded Wild Birds? Senegal Parrots, color morphs, and the TrainedParrot.com) Brown-headed ape hanging in front of the entrance to a nest cavity in a large hardwood tree targeted by the charcoal merchandising in the region. (Ralitza Tchiorniy) Sequence of a captive Meyer's imitator flying to a perch in a studio.
