I have posted about Little Whitey in other sections of the boards but not here. But i think he fits here best now.
Little Whitey was one of a clutch of eight babies one of my budgie pairs just had. When he was about 10 days old it became obvious that his growth was stunted (and so he picked up the name Little Whitey).
He's surprised me and many others by making it to weaning age and he's been eating independently of his parents for a couple of weeks now.
Yesterday the rest of his family (less the two i found a home for) went to the aviary, but Little Whitey is staying inside cause my family is worried he won't do well with so many other budgies.
Last night Little Whitey slept in my budgie boys cage, and he seemed ok with that, but he didn't seem to figure out where the food bowls were for brekky this morning, so i've popped him in the cage he and his family were in and he's happily preening himself. I'm sure he'll find the food bowls when he's hungry.
Out of curiousity i weighed the little man this morning. He only weighs 25g!!! Blinkie is my next smallest budgie at 40g.
As well as small size some other things i've noticed as a result of Little Whitey's stunted size is that he gets tired very quickly. Sometimes he gets so tired that he just lays across a perch and falls asleep on his tummy.
I'm quite worried about the little man, cause i know stunted babies often have very short life expectancies. He doesn't seem unhappy yet, and i guess that's what really counts.
Little Whitey was one of a clutch of eight babies one of my budgie pairs just had. When he was about 10 days old it became obvious that his growth was stunted (and so he picked up the name Little Whitey).
He's surprised me and many others by making it to weaning age and he's been eating independently of his parents for a couple of weeks now.
Yesterday the rest of his family (less the two i found a home for) went to the aviary, but Little Whitey is staying inside cause my family is worried he won't do well with so many other budgies.
Last night Little Whitey slept in my budgie boys cage, and he seemed ok with that, but he didn't seem to figure out where the food bowls were for brekky this morning, so i've popped him in the cage he and his family were in and he's happily preening himself. I'm sure he'll find the food bowls when he's hungry.
Out of curiousity i weighed the little man this morning. He only weighs 25g!!! Blinkie is my next smallest budgie at 40g.
As well as small size some other things i've noticed as a result of Little Whitey's stunted size is that he gets tired very quickly. Sometimes he gets so tired that he just lays across a perch and falls asleep on his tummy.
I'm quite worried about the little man, cause i know stunted babies often have very short life expectancies. He doesn't seem unhappy yet, and i guess that's what really counts.
