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| halliejane |
My parakeet Merlin died a week before Christmas, and Mimi, his mate of six or so years has been a recluse ever since. Since she is aged, we are reluctant to get another budgie, fearing the new one will be widowed in a sense once Mimi dies.
Any thoughts on how to bring her out of her shell ? She spends 99.999 percent of her time in a nesting box, coming out only to eat and poop. Would taking the box out only traumatize her further ? The box was first introduced to the cage about two weeks before Merlin died.
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| Starlight |
On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 02:58:26 +0000, halliejane
<halliejane.109f2j@timelimit.yourserver.com> wrote:
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>My parakeet Merlin died a week before Christmas, and Mimi, his mate of
>six or so years has been a recluse ever since. Since she is aged, we
>are reluctant to get another budgie, fearing the new one will be
>widowed in a sense once Mimi dies.
>Any thoughts on how to bring her out of her shell ? She spends 99.999
>percent of her time in a nesting box, coming out only to eat and poop.
>Would taking the box out only traumatize her further ? The box was
>first introduced to the cage about two weeks before Merlin died.
>Thank you.
Are you sure she's not ill with the same condition that killed Merlin?
Or was he not sick, just died of old age?
Becky
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| jmcquown |
halliejane wrote:
> My parakeet Merlin died a week before Christmas, and Mimi, his mate of
> six or so years has been a recluse ever since. Since she is aged, we
> are reluctant to get another budgie, fearing the new one will be
> widowed in a sense once Mimi dies.
> Any thoughts on how to bring her out of her shell ? She spends 99.999
> percent of her time in a nesting box, coming out only to eat and poop.
> Would taking the box out only traumatize her further ? The box was
> first introduced to the cage about two weeks before Merlin died.
> Thank you.
IMO, remove the nesting box. She doesn't need to mope and hide in a box
that won't be used. And take her to an avian vet if she's exhibiting the
slightest signs of illness.
Jill
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| St. Matthew |
halliejane <halliejane.109f2j@timelimit.yourserver.com> wrote in message news:<halliejane.109f2j@timelimit.yourserver.com>...
> My parakeet Merlin died a week before Christmas, and Mimi, his mate of
> six or so years has been a recluse ever since. Since she is aged, we
> are reluctant to get another budgie, fearing the new one will be
> widowed in a sense once Mimi dies.
> Any thoughts on how to bring her out of her shell ? She spends 99.999
> percent of her time in a nesting box, coming out only to eat and poop.
> Would taking the box out only traumatize her further ? The box was
> first introduced to the cage about two weeks before Merlin died.
> Thank you.
I think she's lonely. Why not get two more little budgies? That way
your widower concerns will be assuaged. Three's company, too.
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