| The budgie (also called a parakeet) is a | | | | person that is out of the house for many |
| common household pet. They have many | | | | hours during the day, you should consider |
| different color combinations, however, normal | | | | getting two budgies, this way the quiet empty |
| budgies have a bright green plumage on their | | | | home will not bore the budgie.Training your |
| chests, green wings and black lines covering | | | | budgie can be fun and easy; first you will |
| their small yellow heads. Other color | | | | need to let the budgie know you are its |
| variations for budgies are yellow, blue, | | | | friend, let the budgie get to know you better |
| violet, albino and unique color mixes made by | | | | by putting your hand on the budgie's cage and |
| breeding different colored budgies with each | | | | then moving your hand towards the budgie |
| other. However, budgies are the basic green | | | | while talking and whistling softly at the |
| and yellow when they are in the wild.In the | | | | same time. If the budgie becomes afraid of |
| wild, budgies live in Australia around | | | | your hand in its cage, just stop your hand |
| woodland or grass areas that are near a | | | | until the bird calms down. Next, move your |
| source of water. Budgies are quiet animals | | | | finger toward the budgie's chest. If it |
| that only chirrup when they are alarmed in | | | | starts getting scared again, repeat the |
| their environment. Budgies travel in large | | | | process, but keep in mind that you can also |
| flocks in the wild, especially during the | | | | use a perch if you do not want to use your |
| time right after a season of abundant | | | | hand. When the budgie lets you, press your |
| rainfall; flocks at that time are around tens | | | | finger on its chest and the bird should step |
| of thousands, but normal flocks can range | | | | on your finger, at this point, move your |
| from one to three hundred.Budgerigars feed | | | | finger around in the cage with the budgie on |
| mostly on seeds of native herbs and grasses | | | | your finger. When you and your budgie are |
| that they find on the ground and do most of | | | | friends, you can teach it to talk. Teaching |
| their drinking and feeding during the morning | | | | your budgie to speak is not difficult. Start |
| time.Budgerigars or parakeets make excellent | | | | by continuously repeating the word or the |
| pets, although choosing a budgie for a pet | | | | phrase you want the budgie to say. Remember |
| can be a difficult task. Price ranges for | | | | to speak slowing and clearly and only teach |
| one of these birds can be from 15 to 30 US | | | | one word or phrase at a time.The budgie is an |
| dollars, so choosing a slightly expensive | | | | excellent house pet that is available in a |
| budgie would be best, because the lower | | | | range of colors. Consider getting two |
| priced budgies are not in the best of health. | | | | budgies, because one will get bored if you |
| Trained budgies are the most expensive, | | | | work a lot and nobody is home. When you are |
| however, you should consider buying a medium | | | | ready to buy a one as a pet, choose a medium |
| priced budgie that is in good health and not | | | | priced budgie, that way you will have a |
| yet trained, so you will not miss the fun of | | | | healthy bird, and you still can have fun |
| training it yourself. Budgies will get | | | | training your new pet. |
| lonely in an empty home, so if you are a busy | | | | |