Can you put a budgie & a finch together?

Question

One of my budgies died about a month ago. (Thanks to my cat). I'd like to get another for the remaining one, I don't know if its male or female, but its almost always chirping. Our pet store's budgies are all green like mine, I don't want the same bird, can I put a finch in with him? The cage is huge, up to my breast if I stand beside it.

Answer 1

Not good. Budgies can be quite mean to other birds. I call it little bird sindrom. They will kill finches.

Answer 2

Remember, males have a blue nose and females have a brown nose. And it's better to have a pair of parakeets. Anbd do not forget you need to feed a healthy diet of seed,fruits,and veggies to insure longlivety.

Answer 3

Not recommended.  Budgies are quite agressive for there size and can easily kill a finch.

Answer 4

Not unless you want a dead finch

Answer 5

Adult budgies are easy to s*x by looking at their ceres (the fleshy area above the beak where the "nostrils" are located). Females *always* have a whitish, tannish, or brown cere. When in breeding condition, the female's cere will be a deep brown color and may appear crusty. When out of breeding condition, the female's cere can be white, tan, or flesh colored. Often, a female will have a white cere with areas of light blue. Adult males will usually have bright blue ceres.

There are exceptions to the rules. Albino, lutino, and recessive pied males will have a smooth pink cere instead of blue. Albino birds are pure white with red eyes. Lutinos are pure yellow (save for light colored flight feathers and white cheek patches) with red eyes. Recessive pieds are budgies that have splotches of colors and bright orange beaks

it is a bad idea to put a finch and a budgie together because they are 2 different types of birds and rarely get along. most budgies are aggressive and will attack other birds. one time i had my cockatiel and my budgie loose in the house and the budgie attacks and follows it. it is really unsafe if you have them in the same cage if thats what your thinking. usually the budgie becomes territorial.

Answer 6

Like others said- not a great idea. You should get another budgie if anything else. If you want a different coloration, your pet store may be able to order some for you or you could check out another store.

You can tell a budgie's gender by the color of the tissue around its nostrils. Males will have bringt to deep blue while females will appear peachy to white.