Getting budgies in the mood for love?

[starkodama]

Hi. We have two budgies, a boy and a girl. They're about a year old. They live in separate cages but they spend a good part of their day out of the cages, frolicking together around the house (under human supervision, of course

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[canineatheart]

There are like, 10+ pages of budgies on petfinder, plus all the people giving unwanted budgies away for free on craigslist and you want to breed more? :c Why?

Even if you breed and keep the babies - they are taking up spots that could have belonged to birds that are currently awaiting a home.

Adopt!

[ravem00n]

I couldn't agree more with all of this.

It's an expensive and often heartbreaking experience to breed. Would you be able to cope with losing your female due to complications?

There are SO many budgies that need homes right now, I high suggest adoption :)

[stainedfeathers]

I strongly third this. In my opinion it's much better to adopt and give homes to birds that need it than breed more birds (and possibly end up injuring the mother bird in the process or having new babies die.)

[starkodama]

I live in Japan. The last I looked, there wasn't a single person giving budgies away on Tokyo Craigslist, and I doubt those 10+ pages of people on petfinder would be able to ship internationally.

Look, as an animal lover I would be happy to adopt if I could find a place that does adoptions in my area. I have not been able to find such a place yet.

[canineatheart]

Ah, well that will make a difference!

Though I am still very much against breeding of companion birds in general, everyone else gave good advice on what to do and I highly suggest you get yours birds fully vetted before embarking on this journey.

You also need to prepare yourself in case something does go wrong. I lost a budgie a few years back because she was a chronic layer - and I came home one night and she had had a cloacal prolapse and had to be euthanized. I had done everything I could have short of giving her lupron shots to keep her from laying, and in the end I still lost her. Things do go wrong, even in the best of circumstances.

Just be smart, don't be afraid to call your vet and ask lots of questions.

[ltdead]

There is a bird rescue in Japan - named Tsubasa. I would contact them!

[ltdead]

They're in Chiba.

http://www.tsubasa.ne.jp/general_info.html