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About my budgie Nebu, who is bound to be alone.

Monchi

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Hello guys,
I'm just here to talk about my experience (not a really good experience) these past two years with my budgies. I have Nebu, a female budgie that when I bought it, was alone in her cage. Since she is still alive, I really grow to love her. After buying Nebu, I bought a companion, a budgie named Toby, a really cute and happy budgie. However, he died three or four months after because of a wing luxation made because he had some neurological problem. The next bird, lemon, died from neurological problems too.
A lot of time passed before I bought another budgie, this time a baby. As the budgie that just died after three days hospitalized, he was really happy and active, but he (Starlight) died too. And now, just five minute ago, my vet called me to tell me that my last budgie, Whitley, has died.

At this point, I don't know what to do. I promised to myself that, if Whitley died, I wouldn't buy more budgies, because I don't want to suffer again all the anxiety about the bird and about the money. However, it seems like Nebu has some kind of curse aww to be always alone. Should I be with her as an human companion? I somehow feel that, if she end up in another flock, she is the one that is going to die.
 

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I'm so sorry to hear about all your birds. My sympathies.
I know there are some members here that have a lone budgie I think, I keep forgetting the names, I think one is @BananaBird ? they might be able to share on how their bird does.
 

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I have a singular budgie (not the first lone budgie in my lifetime) who is fairly much the same now as he was when he had a cage friend. In the past I also had budgies who were alone, some do well and others not so well.

If you think Nebu is happy enough as a lone budgie then maybe don’t add anymore. You know Nebu best so you need to decide if you feel she is happier with a friend or if there’s no change.

I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable bringing any new budgies home if so many budgies where you live are so unwell before you even get them home, sounds like maybe bad breeding or housing practices - do you have full knowledge of why each of the budgies died?

I'm so sorry to hear about all your birds. My sympathies.
I know there are some members here that have a lone budgie I think, I keep forgetting the names, I think one is @BananaBird ? they might be able to share on how their bird does.
Baby preeno? @clarousel is who I think you may be looking for?
 

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I have a singular budgie (not the first lone budgie in my lifetime) who is fairly much the same now as he was when he had a cage friend. In the past I also had budgies who were alone, some do well and others not so well.

If you think Nebu is happy enough as a lone budgie then maybe don’t add anymore. You know Nebu best so you need to decide if you feel she is happier with a friend or if there’s no change.

I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable bringing any new budgies home if so many budgies where you live are so unwell before you even get them home, sounds like maybe bad breeding or housing practices - do you have full knowledge of why each of the budgies died?



Baby preeno? @clarousel is who I think you may be looking for?
I don't have fully knowledge of what killed them, except the last two. One died of hipotermia, and the other one died of crop distention and bacteria after three days in vet. All of them were fine when I brought them home, but the first two budgies died of neurological problems like three months later, and the last two die after half month after I brought them home. So I don't really know what to think about it.
 

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Is Nebu happy on her own?
You know her best so how do you think she is without a friend?
 

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Is Nebu happy on her own?
You know her best so how do you think she is without a friend?
To be honest, I don't really know. She lost a lot of friends. She did become more active and happy while Whitley was at home, and these days she has been a bit depressed because, well, you know, Whitley disappeared just like that.
She is fine in her own, but I noticed she's way more happy with another budgie.
 

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I'm sorry for your losses. Where are you getting your budgies from? If from a chain pet store, many budgies come from basically breeding mills and are not health-wise the best. I wonder if you could find a budgie breeder near you if you might have better luck. Granted, there are not guarantees regardless of where the budgie comes from but you might have a better chance of a longer life of one.
 

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I´m very sorry for all of your losses. I´m sure that is not easy.

I noticed she's way more happy with another budgie.
As sad as it is to lose a companion, I think, if she is happy with another bird, to try again. BUT, really look for a good breeder. NOT from a pet shop chain store. Look for an aviary that specialises in budgies and go there and see the birds are clean, well fed, parents well fed, etc.
This is just my thoughts, and you can choose whatever you feel is best for you and your bird.
 

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I´m very sorry for all of your losses. I´m sure that is not easy.


As sad as it is to lose a companion, I think, if she is happy with another bird, to try again. BUT, really look for a good breeder. NOT from a pet shop chain store. Look for an aviary that specialises in budgies and go there and see the birds are clean, well fed, parents well fed, etc.
This is just my thoughts, and you can choose whatever you feel is best for you and your bird.
Yeah, there's one breeder close to me, and it is there where I bought the two baby budgies. I thought it was a good breeder, but it wasn't. When Whitley was struggling because the food proportions were wrongly given, hence, making him suffer from bacterias and crop distention, he just didn't answer ANY of my messages, he just run away.
I don't even trust breeders now.
 

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Have a look to see if there are any parrot facebook groups in your area where you live. Then ask those people. People who have lived with their birds for many years, ask where they bought them.
Finding a good vet and running tests as soon as possible is also an advantage.
 

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I'm so sorry to hear about all your birds. My sympathies.
I know there are some members here that have a lone budgie I think, I keep forgetting the names, I think one is @BananaBird ? they might be able to share on how their bird does.
I have a lone budgie. I think she’s happy with just me as her companion, but I’m with her a lot.
 

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I have a singular budgie (not the first lone budgie in my lifetime) who is fairly much the same now as he was when he had a cage friend. In the past I also had budgies who were alone, some do well and others not so well.

If you think Nebu is happy enough as a lone budgie then maybe don’t add anymore. You know Nebu best so you need to decide if you feel she is happier with a friend or if there’s no change.

I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable bringing any new budgies home if so many budgies where you live are so unwell before you even get them home, sounds like maybe bad breeding or housing practices - do you have full knowledge of why each of the budgies died?



Baby preeno? @clarousel is who I think you may be looking for?
I'm so sorry to hear about your budgies. That must be really upsetting and stressful :(

I would personally hold off getting any new budgies until you find a trusted breeder. Preeno has been a lone budgie for over a year now and I'd like to say he's a happy budgie! I do get worried about him being on his own most of the day but he does enjoy playing with his toys and interacting with us :)
 
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