Yes, budgies can feel lonely. However, many budgies are suited to being alone and do not feel lonely as long as they have plenty of interaction and attention from their human "flock".
How do you know if your budgie is lonely?
Signs of a lonely budgie
- Your budgie will start plucking feathers.
- Loneliness, like in humans, leads to loss of appetite.
- There may be a change in his droppings.
- He'll get irritable day by day as he just wants to be alone now.
- His vocalization will change and will lack the usual enthusiasm.
Can you bring a new budgie with an old one?
Once the quarantine period is over, allow the birds to gradually become familiar with one another. Keep the new bird in a separate cage in the same room with the other parakeets. ... Once the birds become more comfortable with one another, start allowing them to have supervised playtime outside of the cage together.
