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My budgie has too much energy. How can I help him play without annoying my other budgie?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | 7 months and 3 days old

Hello there! My young budgie, Pluto, is always so full of energy in the morning. He flaps and runs around the cage. His wings are almost fully grown, and he is able to fly. However, whenever we let him out, he usually bumps into things. How can we help him use that energy without annoying the other budgie, Joy in the process? (The two budgies are very fond of eachother) Joy is the yellow budgie, Pluto is the green one.

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Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on July 20th, 2018

Cute budgies! If Pluto likes to be out and about, adding in a cage-top or table-top activity center (most pet stores and online retailers carry them) may be a good idea. These often have spots for additional perches, toys, etc that can help Pluto interact and play and have some fun (and give Joy more space to rest and relax if she needs). If both birds are housed together, making sure to place in additional food, water and resting spots for each bird can also help prevent competition over these resources and may give Joy some more places to rest and relax without being bothered. Adding in hanging or preening toys between perches can also help break up the cage into more sections, and provide entertainment and fun to get out extra energy. Budgies are also great at bonding with people, so working with Pluto to teach him to perch on you or talk may also help enrich his world and get out that energy!

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