Budgies for Beginners: Basic Knowledge and Principles of Species-Appropriate Husbandry in the Domestic Aviary

*Please note that this book is a black and white print. The book is suitable for adults, teenagers and older children who are helped by their parents.*

Budgerigars originate from Australia and belong to the parrot family. In their native country, they live in the wild in huge groups of sometimes up to 2,000 animals. From this it can already be concluded that budgies are anything but loners, so they always need at least one conspecific - even as a pet.

In Australia, their homeland, they are the most frequently encountered parrot species and also in our domestic living rooms, they are the world's most popular parrot species as a pet. They have been bred since the 19th century, as they have been kept as pet birds in Europe, for example, since 1840.

Budgies need a lot of space! This will hopefully not surprise anyone. In animal husbandry, one should already consider well before the acquisition or adoption whether one can offer relatively species-appropriate conditions to the animal(s). Budgerigars are among the pets that require a lot of space.

But what else is there to consider? How should budgies be fed? What diseases can they get? All this and much more is addressed in this book!