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How much food should my budgie eat daily? What's the right portion?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | unspayed | 0.000441 lbs

roughly how many grams (or any other measurement) of grain mix/food should a budgie eat in a day? ive started weigh out how much food im adding to the cage so that i can keep track of how much she's eating :)

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on January 14th, 2018

Most budgies will do fine with about 10 grams, or 2 teaspoons, of a pelleted diet daily. This is in addition to a small amount of a fortified seed mix and fresh fruits and vegetables. Monitor Yuki's weight and droppings regularly. If she develops loose droppings or loses more than 10% of her body weight, have her examined by your veterinarian or an experienced avian vet and review her diet.

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