[kaylor]

Hello, I have an almost one year old cockatiel that I hand raised (so I’m very attached) & today one of my two parakeets died. He was almost 1 & a half years old & I’m wondering if in any way he could make my tiel sick or anything. The budgie lived in my room with his budgie friend in the same cage. My cockatiel is in the same smallish room in his own cage.

The budgie that died wasn’t acting abnormal or anything, any ideas on how the death occurred? Maybe a born deficiency?

Thanks,
Kaylor

 

[Ravendust]

It's hard to know for certain whether your budgie was sick/contagious... Are their cages right next to one another? How does your other budgie look? How is it acting? Are there any possible outside causes that could have led to your budgie's demise? Do you use chemicals for cleaning nearby? Do you burn incense, candles, wax or otherwise have an air freshener in the room? Could it have been too cold in the room? Clean the cage really well for the sake of the other budgie and keep an eye on it. They don't always do well when their partners die... I would contact an avian vet for more concrete answers. If you haven't already disposed of the body you could take it in for a post-mortem exam to get more answers... I hope your other two birds are okay and stay that way!

 

[kaylor]

Thank you so much for your response!

The cages are about a yard away from each other.

The other budgie seems pretty sad & she hasn’t been singing at all which is very unlike her.

I highly doubt that there had been any outside causes of death.

I don’t use any candles or chemicals in that room.

It’s possible that it could’ve been too cold but I doubt that as well.

I plan on deep cleaning the cage later!

Thanks,
Kaylor

 

[Ravendust]

Hoping your other budgie and cockatiel are still doing okay. Shower the budgie with lots of love and attention...

 

[kaylor]

Thanks!

 

[AOTA]

Hello, I have an almost one year old cockatiel that I hand raised (so I’m very attached) & today one of my two parakeets died. He was almost 1 & a half years old & I’m wondering if in any way he could make my tiel sick or anything. The budgie lived in my room with his budgie friend in the same cage. My cockatiel is in the same smallish room in his own cage.

The budgie that died wasn’t acting abnormal or anything, any ideas on how the death occurred? Maybe a born deficiency?

Thanks,
Kaylor
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If bird presented np symptoms,.... something added to cage near cage chewed on?..... I know some toys were made out of recycled cardboard products, and the glues they use .....toxic in most... , Like mentioned by another, anything newly used, carpet?... aerosols, if no obvious reasons, .....( you have had it awhile, .... lovebirds and keets from some breeding sources can carry something un detected, until stress sets it off.....? (breeding situations)..... I would contact a lab, You can send in blood/ feather/ fecal matter cage dirtt - on swab sample and they can test for you..... ( if you have no source, a vet would be able.... but AVIAN certified is BEST, they or the lab that does avian disease testing, can pin it down . Watch for change in behavior ESPECIALY stool changes,..... eye clear, nasals not plugged.... general stuff for your other birds. ( was he light? could you feel keel bone clearly)?,..... Birds eat; they ALWAYS poop with in 15 min. AND they eat ALL DAY. so if not eating....big sign.
Then there are just weak chicks, from improper husbandry in the aviary,....... if they are out un attended..... Could be anything they nibbled on. for instance just a new cage has manufacturing oils and crap on them.... they don't wash off zink residues from wire welding?.....
I am the nervous type, if not obvious I ALWAYS test. rather than worry. you may have burried/ disposed of the bird, so watch your others. (you can blood test the one caged w/ it..... but with out symptoms on the the first.....I would watch closely for a while..... does not take much to hurt a small baby, flying into windows clear open walls.... internally. Hope this gives you a start for direction.