If you were not previously aware, when you bring a new budgie into your home, it really should be quarantined for a minimum of 30-45 days before introducing it to your current bird.
If you decide to get another budgie in the future, please be sure to observe quarantine for the new budgie.
Quarantine means housing your new bird in a different cage in a different room as far away as possible from the room where your current bird(s) are housed for a period of 30-45 days.
Budgies mask symptoms when they are ill. Symptoms may not show up for over two weeks.
Often you will not even realize your bird is not well. Many budgie illnesses are airborne which is why you need to quarantine your new bird in a completely different room.
It is also a good idea to always take a new budgie in to see an Avian Vet for a "well-birdie" check-up. This allows you to develop a good relationship with the vet and the vet can establish a baseline for your bird in case of any future illnesses or injuries.
Distinction between an Avian Vet and a Vet that "Will See Birds"
I agree with the previous posters that the behavior you are observing is quite normal for birds of the same gender.
Your two little fellows are very cute.
Best wishes!
If you decide to get another budgie in the future, please be sure to observe quarantine for the new budgie.
Quarantine means housing your new bird in a different cage in a different room as far away as possible from the room where your current bird(s) are housed for a period of 30-45 days.
Budgies mask symptoms when they are ill. Symptoms may not show up for over two weeks.
Often you will not even realize your bird is not well. Many budgie illnesses are airborne which is why you need to quarantine your new bird in a completely different room.
It is also a good idea to always take a new budgie in to see an Avian Vet for a "well-birdie" check-up. This allows you to develop a good relationship with the vet and the vet can establish a baseline for your bird in case of any future illnesses or injuries.
Distinction between an Avian Vet and a Vet that "Will See Birds"
I agree with the previous posters that the behavior you are observing is quite normal for birds of the same gender.
Your two little fellows are very cute.
Best wishes!
