Parakeet is one of colorful and beautiful bird in the world. It is very
friendly and easy to take care. The things you must know, the best parakeet
that you can take care of is budgerigar or budgie. It used to live with people
and it can live around 10 – 15 years. Parakeet can be the best pet for children
and bird owner beginner. As bird lover beginner you have to know some ways to
take care your parakeet and to train your parakeet. Not many people know that
parakeet can speak like parrot even just a little.
Parakeet treatment guidance
In the wild life, parakeet
likes to fly and eat freely. It used to eat natural food so you need to know
which the best is and the worst food for parakeet. Parakeet likes to eat colorful
fruit, such as broccoli, mango, carrots, green paper and papaya. You can also
give it bird pellet for 1 – 2 teaspoon
per days and bird vitamin supplements in its water for 2 – 3 times per day if
needed. You are not allowed to give parakeet avocado, grape, cabbage or any
dried processed food because they are poisonous for your parakeet. You have to
let your parakeet fly freely for two days in your house, make sure you have
closed the window and turned of the ceiling fan or you may use wing clipping scissors.
In the parakeet cage, you
need to equip it with bird perches, which are placed higher and lower to reach
its drink and dish and it are better the one which made of fruit branches.
Parakeet is an active animal and it like to be busy so you can add bird toy and
ladder in its cage so the cage of parrot need to have enough space. Its space is around
39x20x32. Do not put the cage near kitchen, bathroom, door and window because
parrot does not like smell and cold drafts. Surely, you have to clean the cage
weekly. Time for the bird bathing is 2 – 3 times per week based on your bird
preferences in the morning. Sometimes, you can bath it with spray or let the
bird bath by itself.
Parakeet additional activity
You can train your parakeet
by your own with bird book or bird CD. You can start it by saying word “TREAT”
before training and it usually try to imitate it. Parakeet in health condition
like having smooth feather, healthy appetite and normal activity. But, if you
find your parakeet lose weight, sit under the cage and sneezing, it means your
bird is sick so you have to take it to veterinarian. Make sure you know
everything to take care of Parakeet.
