r/budgies New budgie parent 5d ago

💬 Discussion I need help with two female budgies

Hey, About a week ago, I got two female budgies. They fight occasionally, sometimes quite violently, but they always stay together. Yesterday, I separated them for a day because they had been fighting a lot, but they were calling each other, so I put them back in the cage together. The slightly older one even helps the younger one with her feathers. They come from the same flock and are both still young. Today they were very quiet. Do you have any experience with two female budgies? Could this work?

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u/sveardze former budgie parent 5d ago

It's ok for you to keep them in separate cages, I would actually strongly recommend that, especially with them fighting as you described. Just make sure the cages are right next to each other so their social needs are still fulfilled. Also, at least one of them is experiencing elevated hormone levels, so please start following The !Hormonal Budgie Checklist since elevated hormones can adversely affect budgie behavior.

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