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Adopted 4 more budgies!!

Scorpi0

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So I went to my local Petco today to get some food for our dog. I had to make my mandatory visit to the budgie enclosure. I see an employee talkin to some customers about the budgies so Im just hangin out there. The employee notices me and asks if I need any help. So I tell him no Im just checking out the budgies like I always do. He says “ we have 4 budgies up for adoption right now if youre interested….and theyre free!” He said a customer dropped them off and said theyre leaving the country and cant take the birds along. There were initially 6 of them but someone else already adopted 2. So I said Im interested…….he took me to the back room so I could see them. And since the cage was included, I thought it would be perfect so I can quarantine them. So I called the wife and she said bring them!!!!! So we have 4 new members in our flock now!! :bounce6:

They are all still babies….I would say about 4 months old?? Looks like 2 boys and 2 girls, but Im not sure about one of the girls. No names yet, but here are some quick pics I took of the cuties:

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Aww they're all so precious. Congrats on your new family members.
 

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They’re beautiful! Congratulations!
 

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:congrats5:
 

Scorpi0

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Thanks everyone! We are still deciding on names, and even trying to figure out which ones are boys and which ones are girls lol.

I am keeping a close eye on one of them because he seems to be having trouble folding his right toe in. Hopefully its just minor pain and will get better in the next few days. If not, I will take him to the vet to get checked out.
 

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So cute!! Wish I could get more budgies :lol:
 

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awesome and so happy for you.. they are such beautiful colors and all looks so happy and healthy.. so kind of you and also petco. I know petco takes fish and put them in a community tank and they are practically free to others.. dont know about budgies too.. i picked few betta fish last year or so..

So you have a Dog.. awesome.. will be lucky enough to see your dog pics with budgies..how do they interact ..do they play together...sorry lot of questions..
 

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Your pet store trip paid off in spades! The budgies are adorable.
 

Scorpi0

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awesome and so happy for you.. they are such beautiful colors and all looks so happy and healthy.. so kind of you and also petco. I know petco takes fish and put them in a community tank and they are practically free to others.. dont know about budgies too.. i picked few betta fish last year or so..

So you have a Dog.. awesome.. will be lucky enough to see your dog pics with budgies..how do they interact ..do they play together...sorry lot of questions..
I didnt know petco has a community fish tank…thats super nice of them.

And yeah we have a husky named Blue. Hes a little over a year old now. He has a cage set up for him in the corner of the room which he sleeps in at night. When he’s out of the house, the birds will sometimes take over his cage and use it as a playground lol. We don’t let him get close to the birds but there are times when they will fly around the room and right over his head. It scares the crap out of me whenever I see it. Sometimes Blue will try to jump up for them as they fly over. I think he just wants to play though, but I’d rather not take the chance to find out.

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awesome and so happy for you.. they are such beautiful colors and all looks so happy and healthy.. so kind of you and also petco. I know petco takes fish and put them in a community tank and they are practically free to others.. dont know about budgies too.. i picked few betta fish last year or so..
That is interesting. It might just be some stores, as there are six fairly close to me, and none of them have this feature.
 

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Your dog is gorgeous, Scorpi0! I’d definitely keep them separate. My dog wants to hunt pigeons right out of the air, so I’ve no doubt my budgies would be in peril around her!
 

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That is interesting. It might just be some stores, as there are six fairly close to me, and none of them have this feature.
Learnt something new.. i thought petco by default takes/helps unwanted pets but each store is different. My friend called couple of stores for fish donation and they asked bunch of questions for the reason doing this.. mostly said they are currently full but helped to reach nearest petco . I will check for budgies next time :) ..
 

avian2023

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I didnt know petco has a community fish tank…thats super nice of them.

And yeah we have a husky named Blue. Hes a little over a year old now. He has a cage set up for him in the corner of the room which he sleeps in at night. When he’s out of the house, the birds will sometimes take over his cage and use it as a playground lol. We don’t let him get close to the birds but there are times when they will fly around the room and right over his head. It scares the crap out of me whenever I see it. Sometimes Blue will try to jump up for them as they fly over. I think he just wants to play though, but I’d rather not take the chance to find out.

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Thank you very much.. seems your budgies rules the place. I love husky next to white german shepherd ..which one day i will get.. Your husky reminds me of white GSD and can tell you how healthy and so beautiful.. the first pic of blue.. i though i can easily lost in those blue eyes.. and blue parakeets :) tells your favorite color ( just kidding ) :) .. you have an amazing heart and setup.. thanks for sharing and inspring others..

I just learned each petco is different.. but i saw community tank at all petco near me.. .. i picked up few bettas and dropped few Honey Gouramis..
 
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