Caring for Parakeets : Other Pets & Parakeets
If you are an animal lover, learn how to keep parakeets with other pets in this free pet care video. Expert: Elizabeth Cantu Bio: Elizabeth Cantu has owned and been working with parrots since 1994. She has been active in captive parrot rescue and rehabilitation. Filmmaker: julio costilla
i have a female budgie, and i plan on getting another budgie.
i just want to know if females get along well, because if i get a male i wouldnt want them to breed…
can u keep a canary and a budgie in 2 DIFFERENT CAGES??? i have a canary and i wanna get 2 budgies
Yes, I don’t know you, but I’m not judging you either. I’m glad you’ve had success, but my lack of trust isn’t based on nothing. I brought my dog in to meet the parakeet under very close supervision, to see how she’d react, and twice she has tried to snap at the bird. Could she be trained? Maybe. But one mistake and I might have a dead or injured budgie. I don’t particulary like that prospect.
You’re entitled to your opinion, you don’t know me, or vice versa so it’s not a problem:)I’ve raised many types of animals. I have an Australian Shepherd that my parakeets land on as well as a small Pom mix and Shih Tzu’s. As I said, it all depends on training. My Aussie was raised to hunt, but I’ve trained her that as for my birds? Off limits. Do whatever you’re most comfortable with. I know my pets and their limits. It all begins with trust. If you can’t trust them? They will prove you right.
Don’t think I’m lecturing you here, but personally, I’d never want to take that risk. Dogs, for instance, like to play rough, and even if they aren’t hunting the bird they could hurt it unintentionally. The way I see it, if I want to mix budgies with cats or dogs, I’ll raise them together from a very tiny age. It’d be slightly different with a macaw or a cockatoo.
this helps alot…thx!
With proper training most pets can handle each other. My parakeets best friend is my cat Tabitha. I also own dogs and fish as well. I used to have chickens and every animal got along with the other & interacted fine. They just need proper training. Even with proper training it’s always helpful to make sure to check in and keep a close eye on them. Even with all my pets getting along for so many years with each other, I still know there is always that possibility something can go wrong.