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Post by kmic on Dec 27, 2013 14:24:18 GMT
I'm not managing to get any better pictures of his/her (I'm voting her  ) cere, are these good enough? She's got some white so from your posts I'm guessing it means she's a she? Or did I get it wrong? Thanks guys!   |
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Dec 27, 2013 14:32:44 GMT
hm, are the rings around her? nostril white or blue? if its blue its probably a boy, if its white, its a girl ima say a girl tho  |
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Post by lisamarie on Dec 27, 2013 14:51:50 GMT
I say boy  But you have to look for the white rings. If they're present then it's a girl! |
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Post by Budgiebonkers on Dec 27, 2013 15:48:11 GMT
He is a double factor dom pied cock.
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Post by Pammy on Dec 27, 2013 18:43:53 GMT
Yeah, looks like a boy to me. BudgieBonkers knows her stuff. You can go ahead and rest assured that you have a little boy there.
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Post by kmic on Dec 27, 2013 19:34:41 GMT
Thanks all of you! Luvs, we'll keep learning how to distinguish them.. The picts might not have been so clear as well. Ok so the pet shop told me for sure that Tequila is a girl (I started questioning this most when I saw her try to climb on skittles and her recent interest in skittles) and was 100% sure Smurf was a boy (and he's definitely a she coz now after a few months his cere became dark brown). I really think I should link them to this forum!
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Post by Sarah on Dec 27, 2013 21:26:43 GMT
Yeah, He is definitely a boy. For some silly reason a lot of pet store workers are completely mistaken that a pink nose equals a girl. Obviously this is nothing more than a guess on their part, and they really should take the time to learn about the animals in their care!
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Dec 27, 2013 21:32:31 GMT
lol i already know how. just my eyes are not yet clear |
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Post by kmic on Dec 27, 2013 21:37:36 GMT
If Tequila was more photogenic, and I was a good photographer you'd have guessed then Yep I agree Sarah 100%! |
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Post by dcalton75 on Dec 27, 2013 23:32:34 GMT
I can't tell from the picture but either way what a beautiful budgie
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Post by Pammy on Dec 28, 2013 6:08:15 GMT
It amazes me, too, that pet store employees and even managers are clueless on sexing young budgies. I have heard them say how convenient it is that pink is for girls and blue is for boys. Others insist that budgies cannot be identified as male or female until they reach adulthood. I'm so glad we know better!
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Post by rdkntriker on Dec 28, 2013 18:49:07 GMT
Most pet store employees are min wage and very young. I am not sure how much training they get.
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Post by Pammy on Dec 28, 2013 19:20:54 GMT
You are so right, Santa, and thanks for the reminder on not being too harsh in our judgments. I am pretty surprised at how clueless my local Petco's store manager is about budgies. In his defense, he has been very open to learning new information I share with him.
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Post by rdkntriker on Dec 28, 2013 19:23:56 GMT
I have a small local pet store where everyone is very nice and seem to know a bit about the animals they sell, but they carry almost nothing as far as the items I want.
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Post by Sarah on Dec 28, 2013 19:37:31 GMT
I am lucky to have a local pet store with very knowledgeable and adult staff, whom I really enjoy working with. When I went in to ask about buying Shadow, the shop worker on the floor had a visceral reaction of relief to my calling them 'Budgies' instead of 'Parakeets,' and we spent a good half hour swapping tips and facts It is a hole in the wall hidden gem - they sell only captive bred hand picked animals - from the umbrella cockatoo all the way down to the goldfish. The store is small and cramped with all the merchandise they have, but they take exceedingly good care of their animals rather than the reverse which is typical of most pet stores: crammed in animals and well maintained stock. |
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) cere, are these good enough? She's got some white so from your posts I'm guessing it means she's a she? Or did I get it wrong? Thanks guys!
