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Cage size is where most new owners under budget, and it is the decision that affects your birds every hour of every day for the next decade. Worth getting right the first time. A budgie...

Our Budgie Helpline takes dozens of calls a week and most of them are about diet. There is a great deal of misinformation and plenty of old wives' tales out there, so it is worth...

This is the question we get asked more than any other on our Budgie Helpline, and there is a lot of nonsense written about it online. Here is the straight answer. For most households, two...

In Australia, a hand-tame budgie typically costs between $50 to $100 to purchase, depending on whether you buy from a pet shop, breeder or rescue. Including a cage, stand, perches, feeders and toys, a cage...

Key Excerpts from RSPCA Guidelines (Australia) (In black) Just Budgies – The Home Of Hand Tame Budgies In Australia Has Added Their Recommendations (In blue) One Budgie Or Two? The RSPCA strongly recommends keeping budgies...

Don’t rely on a seed-only diet A seed-only diet is high in fat and very nutritionally incomplete. Instead, feed a balanced diet: of fresh seed (FRESH SEED LINK) protein crumble, fresh vegetables every day and...