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Post by dianapalmer on Jan 13, 2014 20:48:55 GMT
Your cage and toys are beautiful! One suggestion I'd like to make is to put a couple of perches perpendicular to the long part of the cage, with nothing in between them, so they can fly the length of the cage from one to the other.
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Post by hzuiel on Jan 15, 2014 15:28:24 GMT
Would you guys be mad at me if i downgraded the budgies a bit and used that huge cage for a couple of conures? >.> Lordy i am so tempted. I honestly stopped at the pet store yesterday JUST to visit those conures. You know how conures are usually over 300 each? These are 299.99 for the pair. !!!!!!!
Oh and i forgot to mention the blue one climbed on my hand to get some millet for the first time last night, and did it repeatedly.
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Post by Pammy on Jan 15, 2014 17:22:04 GMT
It's exciting to think about you getting the conures. I'd love to hear all about another type of parrot on a regular basis. I have to admit, though, that I'd be sad for your budgies to be downgraded after being given such a wonderful new home. You aren't thinking of putting the budgies back in their old cage, are you?
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Post by hzuiel on Jan 15, 2014 18:01:29 GMT
No, just a smaller cage. perhaps the 1 step down from this one, which is 31x20.5 as opposed to 37x23. I'm still planning this out, it will more than likely involve moving/removing furniture to make room. It might not happen. If I get an additional cage the birds will have to go downstairs to my room in the basement which means they won't be gazing out the window anymore.
In other news, thinking about investing in significantly more expensive birds made me think about a vet visit before bringing them home. I decided to check around and found out that there is literally only one board certified avian veterinarian in my state or the next one over, and an annual exam that includes examination, bloodwork, fecal and oral swabs sent to the lab, $140 per bird. Does that price seem really high? Is that just par for the course? Do any of you all use any mail based services to send in fecal or other samples for testing?
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Post by Pammy on Jan 15, 2014 20:09:48 GMT
That's exactly the cage I was hoping you would consider for your budgies. You bought the F050, and you are considering the F040. That is still a really nice sized cage, especially for two budgies. I hope you will get it for them, if you decide on the conures. The thought of moving them to the basement and away from their window isn't a happy one. Maybe with some brainstorming and furniture moving, you can come up with a plan for keeping both cages in the main living area. I have my cages stacked and climb on a step stool when I need to get into the top one.
Sadly, I believe that vet quote isn't off, and in fact I have heard of even higher costs. There is a possibility that the vet would work with you and charge a little less for the second bird's annual exam, since you'd be bringing two. I have to confess that my birds don't get annual well-baby exams. I don't want to expose them to illness in the vet's office unless it's crucial that they visit the vet. I can understand you wanting to be as proactive as possible, though, and respect that.
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Post by hzuiel on Jan 15, 2014 20:50:40 GMT
I found one lab that's in the UK, but it still wasn't cheap to send off samples.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 16, 2014 4:14:43 GMT
conures can get pretty loud. what kind are they?
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Post by budgieboy on Jan 16, 2014 7:03:07 GMT
I got to get that cage and another pair of budgies
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Post by Pammy on Jan 16, 2014 17:56:53 GMT
Chace, are you saying that you did get that cage and another pair of budgies, or that you want to?
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Post by hzuiel on Jan 16, 2014 23:45:43 GMT
conures can get pretty loud. what kind are they? The pet store said they were duskies, but I looked up pictures of duskies and that doesn't look right. They look like green cheeks to me, though their back and wing feathers seem more vibrant green, blue, and red than other green cheek's i've seen, but their chest and head appears to be green cheeks. From what i understand green cheeks are pretty quiet unless they're mad. Parakeets can be pretty darn noisy themselves.
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 17, 2014 0:48:18 GMT
Sun conures are the noisy ones. I fancy pineapple or crimson bellied conures myself
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 17, 2014 1:11:36 GMT
aww, i would love a sun conure lol interesting, all my budgies are loud, according to my family ha ha but yes. they can get quite loud
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Post by budgieboy on Jan 17, 2014 17:15:31 GMT
I want to get it and another pair
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