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My aggressive budgie is suddenly friendly. Is he sick or just tamed?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male | 0.0771618 lbs

So I’m not sure what is happening but my English Budgie who was know for being territorial, always bites, aggressive, and never stepped up, is all of a sudden he is being nice, steps up, and haven’t bitten me in days. Please note we got him as an older budgie, he was like 1 years old when we got him. Does this mean now he has changed or is this something strange.

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Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on September 8th, 2018

If you've been working with him a lot on taming it could just be that he is finally getting used to you (this is good!) However, if you are concerned by his sudden behavioral change, or you are seeing any signs of illness, scheduling a vet checkup to rule out any health issues is always good.

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