I got 2 parakeets can yall give me some tips on how to take care of them please?

Answer 1

There are several very important things. First, make sure that they have the largest cage possible. Its good to have perches of different widths and texture. For instance, put a natural branch type perch in the cage, along with the regular dowel rod perches. Dont put the sand paper perch covers on. This will keep your birds feet healthier.

Diet is very important. Feed very fresh seed. Its better to buy it at a feed store or a pet store. Grocery store seed tends to be stale. Add spray millet. They really seem to love that. Also feed some dark leafy green vegtables, like kale or brocolli. Dont feed ice berg lettuce, as it will give your birds diarhea. My parakeets never cared much for fruit, but you can try offering well washed apple or grapes. Whole grain breads are good, as are cooked eggs with the shell. Be sure to hang a cuttlebone for calcium. Keep fresh water in the cage at all times.

Good luck with your birds!

Answer 2

Steps
Acquire Budgie: Find a reputable bird dealer where the birds are known to be very well cared for. Try to verify the quality of the dealer or pet store, and, if possible, learn who their breeder is. Make sure the birds aren't overcrowded on the perches, and check to see that they are being fed good, clean, quality food, including fresh fruits and veggies. Make sure the birds look content, vigorous and in optimal health. You may need to visit at different times during the day, as budgies take naps and look drowsy at times during normal waking hours. Avoid birds that stay on the bottom of the cage or have unclean vents or crusty nostrils.
Prepare the cage: Line the cage with paper towels or copy paper, a better choice than newspaper, and change them regularly. Set up the cage with perches, water and food dishes and toys. Bring the bird home to quiet place and play soft music for a few days.
Change the food and water daily: Keep the water fresh and clean! Let the bird get used to you and the surroundings, doing nothing but maintaining his food/water and cage, before trying to train the bird to perch on your finger.
Convert your bird to a healthy pellet diet.: Seeds are a very common source of bacterial infection, and can easily lower the health and lifespan of your bird. Bacteria can build up and overwhelm your bird over time. Some seed may be acceptable as a treat for birds that don't exhibit susceptibility.

Birds adapt to pellets at various rates, and initially may reject them, perhaps vigorously. However, usually 90% of budgies will convert within two weeks using the following plan:


Leave pellets in a food dish in cage at all time.
Give birds seed for only one hour in the morning and one hour at night.
The rest of the time they have to snack on pellets.
It has been said that the 10% of budgies which don't switch in two weeks will switch after a short period of reverting to a seed diet.
Add fresh food frequently: Feed fresh veggies such as broccoli, kale, beets, peas, carrots, parsley, and cooked yams, sliced apple, citrus, and the like. Food can be clipped to the bars of the cage or chopped small in a food processor and put in a bowl.
Offer treats: Millet sprigs or "sprays" are a favorite treat, but don't feed too much of it (about 1/2" per day), as it is fattening like junk food. Avoid sweets or excess oats, both of which are fattening.
Try to interact with your birds daily for at least 30-90 minutes. Without regular and sufficient attention, they will lose interest in human interaction. A pair will tend to bond with one another (regardless of sex) and ignore humans, but through interaction, you can be considered part of the flock.
Let it fly: Think about how your bird(s) can get exercise. Many people assume they can just leave the birds in a small cage all day, where the birds, which in the wild fly and exercise a lot, otherwise get fatty and fat related illnesses. They should be taken out to fly every day.
Be conscientious. Budgies (parakeets) aren't a huge burden, but they need informed, caring involved caretakers to lead the best lives and offer the most in return. Be prepared to do some daily care, maintenance and offering of attention and time to talk and play with your birds, or consider getting another hobby.



Tips
If you're gone a lot, be sure the bird has a companion budgie, otherwise they get lonely, and it just isn't fair to these very social animals, which live in large interactive flocks in the wild. You can play music when you're gone, maybe even on a timer. Soft music helps ease the transition into a new place.
Budgies need 12 hours of sleep a day. They get most of it at night, and nap during the day at times. A low T.V. is OK. Keeping the cage covered helps them feel safe and sleep better.
You can build a rope lattice in the windows and/or give them a playpen, or build a buy things to climb on and play with outside the cage.
If circumstances allow, you can consider giving them a good view of other birds outside a window, perhaps at a feeder (although they may become more interested in the other birds than they do you). Let them climb and play on safe things. Keep the floor vacuumed and be careful no one steps on the bird.
There are many varieties of "pellets" available for budgies and they can taste different. You may need to offer variety or try different ones and see which ones your birds like. Some look like rabbit food, some look round and seed like, some are powdery, some look like crumbles. Some come in various sizes. You can always crush larger pellets down to various sizes all the way to powder to see if different sizes are more appealing.
Have your birds checked up by a vet initially and at least annually and get a baseline health reading when you first get the bird. Keep new bird separate at first so that older bird doesn't get disease until you know new bird is healthy.
Clean the cage bars with soap and water regularly, particularly after you've clipped food to the bars.



Warnings
Parakeets get very cold, very quickly. Make sure you keep your pet in a warm environment. Be careful when hanging the bird cage from the ceiling as this is far from the heat source in most houses. Make sure the cage is not near any windows. It can get very drafty near a window and your bird can die from this very slight draft.
Seed is often stored in silos after harvesting, where rats eat and defecate on it, and although washed, bacterial residue remains, and cannot be eliminated by freezing or microwaving.
Don't leave veggies or fruits out for more than 4 hours as they can develop too much bacteria.
Birds naturally hide their illnesses to avoid looking vulnerable to predators, so you need to be very alert to know if your bird is behaving unusually or too lethargic. A book on budgies will help explain how to monitor and care for their health and explain what to do if they are ill (step one is keep an ill budgie warm, 85-90 degrees so its body doesn't have to work to generate the warmth). By the time a bird is showing symptoms, it is usually pretty sick and probably has been for awhile. Time to see a vet, ASAP. Birds have high metabolisms, and their condition can degrade very quickly without proper care. Catching and treating problems early is essential.
Take strong precautions not to let your bird(s) escape, which probably means clipping their wings and reminding family members, putting screens on doors and windows, and thinking very strategically. If a parakeet escapes, it will most likely die from exposure and confusion.
Never feed any parrots chocolate, avocado, coffee or alcohol, and avoid salt. They are poisonous to them.
Be extremely careful of fumes, sprays and chemicals in the house, as budgies are very susceptible to them. Burnt Teflon is highly poisonous to them, so try not to use anti-stickware, and if you do, be sure not to burn the pan.
Turn ceiling fan off when birds are out if they can fly. Fans kill and injure far too many birds.
Parakeets are attracted to shiny things. If you let your bird fly loose, be careful in the kitchen! Lots of sharp and/or dangerous things (e.g., mirrors framed with painted wood or near toilets, open toilets, sinks, knives, mixers, etc.) are attractive to them.
Tropical birds spend much of their time under the canopy of the forest, so be careful to give your 'keet a shady place to be in if the sun is very hot. Avoid putting the cage in full sun on hot days.
The sap on evergreen trees is poisonous to many tropical birds, so if you have a live wreath or Xmas tree, please put the bird in another room far away from even the odor of the evergreen. The bird might be attracted to the shiny decorations, so be very careful.



Things You'll Need
Information: Get a good book about budgies and read it! If possible, supplement with good online budgie information. There are some excellent websites out there and some mediocre to poor sites with limited or dated information.
Cage: Big cage (at LEAST 18" - 24" wide, height less important)
Perches: Perches of various diameters (not sandpapered or gritty).
Quality bird food: Get some pellets formulated for budgies/parakeets that are as free of artificial ingredients and preservatives as possible. These create balanced nutrition (esp. when supplemented w/live veggies) without having to muck up the water, and have higher nutritional value than seeds (which are high in fat).
Food dish: You'll need a food dish. Try to keep it out of poop's path.
Water bottle: Water bottle (preferable to open dish or dispenser as it eliminates the possibility of poop and other contaminants).
Toys: Not thin brittle plastic ones which they can nibble through and choke on shards.