The complete budgie care guide
Cage, diet, sexing by cere colour and hand-taming.
Use a wide cage, seed mix plus daily fresh greens, a cuttlebone, and avoid toxic foods, Teflon fumes and aerosols. Males have a blue cere. Hand-tame young single birds with millet and short daily sessions.
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