I have two budgies. I never really wanted budgies, they're cool little guys, and for many I have no doubt are great fits, but not really for me. I'm just not a little bird person...
I got Daryl the budgie as a sick budgie from a local pet store. Not a good store but that's a little off topic.. I won't get into the cages they keep the birds in.... Anyway , We had told them they had a sick bird. They said 'thanks' and promise to do something. We come back a week later and he's even sicker and not moving on the bottom of the cage. We were told that he's been in the back room? And that someone accidentally put him in. They did nothing to take care of him and he had severe mites and foot deformities. They gave him to us half off and we ran him to our local vet. We were told he did indeed have bad mites, was five years, and she thought he had a tumor. He was given a month to live. We quarantined him and treated his mites. Tried to give him the best life.
Few years later and he is still around. Not sure how long I've had him ( think 2-3 years). Later, we got him a friend , Carol the budgie as my other birds were bigger , and they are a mated pair and love each other. I have regrets about getting Carol from a pet store, and for assuming they would get along but what is done is done , I have realized I made some mistakes and why you shouldn't buy birds from pet store and I'm firmly for rescuing/getting rehome birds now. But they are happy and I love her and Daryl. That's all that matter now..
But Daryl is older. He will not live forever. It amazes me he's lived as long as he has. He has had a very rough life. His better diet and living conditions have given him a good shot but budgies on average don't live that long? I've read 5-10? He's around 7/8 and lived most of that very sick and not ideally!
I'm scared about what to do with Carol. The budgies are not hand tame and want nothing to do with us. I'm not getting more budgies. But she's going to be so lonely. I'm not giving her up, I took a vow for each of my birds.
But what do I do? Is seeing the other birds good enough? Indirect contact with my other birds? The idea of Daryl passing and watching Carol dealing with loosing her mate is crushing. But I need a plan...
Help?
I got Daryl the budgie as a sick budgie from a local pet store. Not a good store but that's a little off topic.. I won't get into the cages they keep the birds in.... Anyway , We had told them they had a sick bird. They said 'thanks' and promise to do something. We come back a week later and he's even sicker and not moving on the bottom of the cage. We were told that he's been in the back room? And that someone accidentally put him in. They did nothing to take care of him and he had severe mites and foot deformities. They gave him to us half off and we ran him to our local vet. We were told he did indeed have bad mites, was five years, and she thought he had a tumor. He was given a month to live. We quarantined him and treated his mites. Tried to give him the best life.
Few years later and he is still around. Not sure how long I've had him ( think 2-3 years). Later, we got him a friend , Carol the budgie as my other birds were bigger , and they are a mated pair and love each other. I have regrets about getting Carol from a pet store, and for assuming they would get along but what is done is done , I have realized I made some mistakes and why you shouldn't buy birds from pet store and I'm firmly for rescuing/getting rehome birds now. But they are happy and I love her and Daryl. That's all that matter now..
But Daryl is older. He will not live forever. It amazes me he's lived as long as he has. He has had a very rough life. His better diet and living conditions have given him a good shot but budgies on average don't live that long? I've read 5-10? He's around 7/8 and lived most of that very sick and not ideally!
I'm scared about what to do with Carol. The budgies are not hand tame and want nothing to do with us. I'm not getting more budgies. But she's going to be so lonely. I'm not giving her up, I took a vow for each of my birds.
But what do I do? Is seeing the other birds good enough? Indirect contact with my other birds? The idea of Daryl passing and watching Carol dealing with loosing her mate is crushing. But I need a plan...
Help?
