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We just purchased a budgie - he hasnt eaten in 24 hours - when do we worry2007-11-24 17:25:07

We just purchsed a new budgie and are very excited, but worried that he won't eat yet. I see "conflicting" advise about keeping him covered or socializing him "right away" What is the right thing to keep him healthy and acclaimate him?

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well, you just purchased him. he may be in shock. it may take him awhile to get used to his surroundings. get worried if he continues to not eat. its possible that you bought him, and maybe hes sick. or, which happened to my neighbors bird, he actually got "home sick" because he had been in the pet shop so long. just pay attention to him. if you see some weird behavior contact a vet. and if he contnues to not eat, go to the place you bought him from. since they know him, (if this has happened to them before), they'll know what to do.

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get it another budgy to talk to that is the first thing

after that see if it is still not eating

is the food in the proper place and has it got water

give it some fresh fruit .like grapes or apple ,they love that

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I don't know anything about birds, however, I would suggest you locate a vet in your area who specializes in aviary. This way you are prepared in a crisis.

My guess would be that he's nervous about the new environment. If he was among other birds for his whole life and now he's the only one.. that can be a scary situation.

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Worry now. Birds need to eat nearly all the time. 24 hours is way too long for a bird to not eat. Since birds can hide the symptoms of illness till the last minute, it is possible that your keet could become sick or die suddenly if he doesn't get some food soon. Call the place you got him from and find out the kind of food he was eating. He might just not know how to eat the food you're giving him, or he might not recognise it and that's why he won't eat. It is possible that he's only eating when you are not in the room, some birds are shy and don't like to eat around people. See if there are any seed shells in the bottom of the cage. Blow on the food dish and see if any of what you think is seed is really just empty shells. If you are sure he's not eating, first, give him the food he's accustomed to, then put his cage in a corner in a quiet room and try not to bother him much, but still checking to see if he's eating. He could just be so stressed by the new environment. If he still is not eating for another day, I would suggest that you consult an avian vet.