If my puffed up parakeet sick?

Question

I purchased my parakeet at petsmart 3 days ago. Yesterday I had to take him back in to get his nails clipped cause they were so overgrown that one of them was bent backwards and seemed sore. They clipped his wings for me to make it easier to tame him. I've seen a parakeet fly into a wall and die so I've been paranoid about that anyway. He also had not eaten anything since I brought him home on wednesday so they gave me a bag of the food he was eating at the store. Last night he finally ate a little.

I know they get lonely and maybe depressed for a while but I think something is wrong with him. Today I haven't seen him eat again and he just sits there. I'm talking not a peep and he doesn't even move. He's just sitting on his perch all puffed up.

I got him bells, wheels, a ladder and even one of those little fake birds... all kinds of toys and he doesn't touch them. We took him out of his cage for a while and my daughter followed him around for a while but he just doesn't seem happy. Can anyone tell me if he's sick?

Answer 1

he might be cold too....or just scared...cover his cage with a towel so he can be alone for a few days....don't take him out of his cage for like a week so he can get used to his surroundings...maybe give him a little music or talk-radio

Answer 2

awww poor little thing look at this link

i think he is sick

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Answer 3

he is probably just a little scared right now. being puffed up is okay. it either means they are a little flustered or comfortable. if you have a fountain or music of water he would like that and it may calm him down. playing soft music will work as well. just leave him in a quiet room with the fountain/music and just talk to him real gently. it will take a while for him to calm down.  going to a new home and being handled a little roughly to get tripped and clipped probably grated on his nerves quite a bit.

Answer 4

My best bet is that he is a little scared of his new home. I know when I got my little feathered friend he didn't eat for days and he actually was not comfortable with my house for about 3-4 months before he started talking all the time. Go here to read up some more tho! Also, it would not hurt to have him looked at just in case. http://parrotcentral.net/parakeets.htm