Alright so, i bought the biggest cage at the pet store, it happened to be round, i actually knew that round cages weren't a good idea, (the top of the cage was safe it had a plastic cover over where the bars connect) but it was that or a hamster cage
(i found a store that sells bigger cages now) I bought two birds, they ate budgie seed, and i tried fruit and vegetables, Rainbow loved Cilantro
But they wouldn't eat anything else (this time i'm going to make sure they like their vegetables and fruits) They drank water from the taps, but i think I'm going to switch to filtered water or bottled as the water could have bacteria (we drink filtered water, but it has a little bit of a taste of cleaner or something is that safe?) They had many toys, and the cage had a feature on the bottom to slide out trays, so that was cleaned every week. We cleaned the bars and perches (and toys) about every week or two. The birds were active and chirpy all the time! Occasionally they would get a treat, like a seed stick or spray millet. Unfortunately we used plastic food and water containers, i know that that can get bacteria, but it was the best option (i made sure to clean the containers best i could), i plan on getting metal this time. There used to be sliding food things where they would pretend to eat then fly out (we sealed this part up) one time a bird got out when we were away, and got stuck behind a dresser, no one was there, so the bird passed
. One bird died from a cheap mirror, i was so angry and i never bought another toy from that pet shop, the bird got its beak stuck in a bell and hung himself
. The other bird i haven't mentioned, we had the cage in the window, we came downstairs to find the one bird gone, on the bottom. We aren't sure what happened, but i think he had a heart attack, maybe from the thunderstorm outside, maybe something scared them, i don't keep bird cages in the window anymore. The cage is hung, because we have cats, the birds like the height, and the cats can't get them. We have a dog, but he never took any interest in them. I have learned a lot about birds and try to improve every time, but there is so much that can happen, i don't want to learn anything else the hard way
So if you guys could tell me that would be much easier on me and my birds
Any ideas? I'm trying my best, but your all experts
So lets see what you guys come up with
I know you are sad and reading your post is also very sad. I am so sorry you have lost multiple budgies.
May I suggest you begin to write a budgie journal containing every little detail so we can possibly help you find the reasons behind the tragic losses. Note things like what they eat and drink, the toys in their cage, how much sleep they get, if you have other pets, where the cage is located and so on.
