New baby!

[clark_conure]

Budgies love other birds,,,sometimes they (and my avn confirmed this) they get a little too "I loveyou" But generally it works out. Cockatiels can be agressive with mates... Do you know thier gender? Opposite genders might be better. I have a male budgie that my female quaker 4 times his size tolerates because he is always doteing on her.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Budgies love other birds,,,sometimes they (and my avn confirmed this) they get a little too "I loveyou" But generally it works out. Cockatiels can be agressive with mates... Do you know thier gender? Opposite genders might be better. I have a male budgie that my female quaker 4 times his size tolerates because he is always doteing on her.

Its funny how fearless budgies can be despite their small stature.

 

[onamom]

I don't know how I missed this thread but OH MY GOSH CRICKET IS JUST SO CUTE! She is like a bright neon little Peep and looks so sweet. I just want to hug her. So glad to see her getting along well with Rico and with you!

I'm glad you have her in the smaller cage because that bar spacing is much better for her. Maybe she likes that one more because it is easier for her to navigate. I bet she'd like a bigger one too with more perches but with what's there I bet the smaller one is easiest for her to get around in.

PS - sorry for blowing up your notifications as I all of your adorable photos. But who could resist showing those faces some love?

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Budgies love other birds,,,sometimes they (and my avn confirmed this) they get a little too "I loveyou" But generally it works out. Cockatiels can be agressive with mates... Do you know thier gender? Opposite genders might be better. I have a male budgie that my female quaker 4 times his size tolerates because he is always doteing on her.

I still think that cricket is a female and I am positive Rico is a male. Rico is never really aggressive with her and same goes for her, but they do keep their boundaries. As long as she doesn’t follow him so closely or step on his tail, he doesn’t really mind her. And I’ve never seen Rico so gentle with someone else that isn’t me, and even then he is pretty nippy with me. He has never bitten her, but he has given her warnings and has hissed at her, which she definitely understood. He does fly over to her when she jumps off the play stand and lands on the padded floor.

 

[Niner10Tango]

Congratulations!! Love the name!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I still think that cricket is a female and I am positive Rico is a male. Rico is never really aggressive with her and same goes for her, but they do keep their boundaries. As long as she doesn’t follow him so closely or step on his tail, he doesn’t really mind her. And I’ve never seen Rico so gentle with someone else that isn’t me, and even then he is pretty nippy with me. He has never bitten her, but he has given her warnings and has hissed at her, which she definitely understood. He does fly over to her when she jumps off the play stand and lands on the padded floor.

Its so sweet that Rico and Cricket get along.

 

[Rico_Tiel]

I don't know how I missed this thread but OH MY GOSH CRICKET IS JUST SO CUTE! She is like a bright neon little Peep and looks so sweet. I just want to hug her. So glad to see her getting along well with Rico and with you!

I'm glad you have her in the smaller cage because that bar spacing is much better for her. Maybe she likes that one more because it is easier for her to navigate. I bet she'd like a bigger one too with more perches but with what's there I bet the smaller one is easiest for her to get around in.

PS - sorry for blowing up your notifications as I all of your adorable photos. But who could resist showing those faces some love?

I am so glad you found this thread! You have now been blessed by cornbread cricket


I KNOW, RIGHT?! She is absolutely adorable! Haha I always call her a peep! I ask her if she is a peep in German haha

I want to hug her too but she is a borb so no chance there. I’m glad she has settled so nicely too! It’s nice to see Rico with a playmate, and getting along with another bird. Although I don’t think he’s very happy about having to wait a few minutes before he can come out because I have to setup the ground setup for cricket and him lol


She is all over the place in her current cage and I feel bad that I can’t get her a bigger cage right now, but we should be able to figure out whether she can fit in her old cage again or if we need to buy a new one (that’s the condition my mom agreed to) since she should be done growing by next month. But I doubt she would be able to fit her old cage’s barspacing, since she won’t grow to English budgie or cockatiel sizes ever, since she is on the smaller side of budgies. Her current setup hold perches better and the bars don’t bow whenever you put on a heavier perch, and the bars don’t have a stroke over rope perches. She seems a lot happier in her current setup and I bet she will be over the moon when we get a bigger one.


Also, don’t worry about it haha I get it! It is impossible not to show love for borbs!

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Congratulations!! Love the name!

Thank you! I think crick likes it too!

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Its so sweet that Rico and Cricket get along.

It really is. It’s nice to see Rico be a bird and their interactions are all so cute or funny.

And it’s interesting to see cricket watch Rico as he just walks up to and climbs on me. She wants to follow, but she’s unsure about it. It’s also interesting to watch cricket copy what he does. If he eats something, well she HAS to try it too. If he goes somewhere, she’s bound to follow him eventually. If he plays with something, she MUST play with it too. It’s really cute! And he doesn’t care whatsoever haha he just is like “oh hello there.” And keeps doing his thing. It’s interesting to watch.

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Its funny how fearless budgies can be despite their small stature.

It really is! Cricket is a bit of a skittish birb, but my budgies Ice and Tea were a rambunctious pair. They would divebomb secret (my dog who would never hurt a fly), my mom, they would not hesitate to jump onto the floor while I’m walking, they did not fear the evil feet, they liked to land on the evil feet. They were a brave pair. And I hope cricket becomes that fearless some day too! And if not, oh well, I’ll still love her the same haha

 

[Rico_Tiel]

I believe this eagle and phoenix are planning my demise. Oh well, death by borb would be one I’d be okay with!

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Hungry boy!

He came over to say hi to me

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Cricket just munching down on the pollen perch!

She is responding to her name!

He took over the perch after she waddled away

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Acrobat

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Cricket got her perches and swing in the mail today, and she LOVES her swing! For some reason I thought it would not fit, but it’s a HUGE hit!!! She doesn’t really have neophobia that most birds tend to have so she checked it out right away and hopped on it. I was nervous about it not fitting her like the one I bought for my budgies in 2020 (they were too big for it) but, surprisingly it fits her perfectly!!!!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Cricket got her perches and swing in the mail today, and she LOVES her swing! For some reason I thought it would not fit, but it’s a HUGE hit!!! She doesn’t really have neophobia that most birds tend to have so she checked it out right away and hopped on it. I was nervous about it not fitting her like the one I bought for my budgies in 2020 (they were too big for it) but, surprisingly it fits her perfectly!!!!View attachment 51975View attachment 51976

She looks like a happy swinger!

 

[Rico_Tiel]

She looks like a happy swinger!

she LOVES swinging! She’s a true swinger

 

[Greenhouseparrots]

Aww Cricket is so cute! My yellow budgie, Pina Colada loves her swing too! When I rescued her, the only toy she had in her cage was a swing and she's loved them ever since!

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Aww Cricket is so cute! My yellow budgie, Pina Colada loves her swing too! When I rescued her, the only toy she had in her cage was a swing and she's loved them ever since!

She had no toys? At all? That’s horrible! I’m glad pina colada has a good home now

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Just some ADORABLE pics of crick!

She is so adorable and she was so happy to see me after I got back from the park and my snack run. Although, it’s just to be let outta her cage haha but still!

Also, her right now:

Surprisingly, she isn’t being a pest to Rico, although she IS insistent on eating from the same bowl as him.