I brought my new little budgie home about 2 weeks ago, and he's still a very nervous baby (about 10 weeks old now). I'm taking him for his first vet check soon, and want to get some tests done to check that he's healthy before introducing him to my first budgie, Tofu (after quarantine, of course). I don't want to subject the poor little guy to any more than necessary so I'd really appreciate any info you can share as to which tests are necessary (and if I missed any), and what they involve for the budgie (i.e. how invasive the test is):
- Gram stain
- Crop wash
- Testing for PBFD and ABV