Questions About Parakeets??

Question

I have 2 beautiful parakeets named Baby Doll and Little Bit.I got Baby Doll a week&a half ago&I got Little Bit about 5 days ago.Well Ba by Doll was so sweet&loving until we got Little Bit-who then taught Baby Doll to bite us EVERY time we stuck our hands in their cage.My questions are:why are they biting?How can I tell their age?How can I tell the s*x of my birds?What are some great sites for information about parakeets?

Answer 1

If you look at the top of there Ceres (fleshy part above the nose) it will turn brownish tan (if it's a female) or ( dark blueish if it's a male) when they are young they all are a light pinkish and will change as they mature. You must handel them often to let them get accustom to you.

Good luck with your birds!

Answer 2

I have the exact same problem. I had one parakeet at first and he was really sad and lonely so we got him a friend. Well now that they have each other they don't want to play or be anywhere near me or my family. Whenever I try to clean their cage they run around and try to get away. Once I was even bitten! I suppose its because they would rather interact with each other than a person.

You can find a lot of information about parakeets just by going to google and typing in parakeet.

You can determine the gender of your parakeet by the color of their beak. I believe blue means it is male and brown is female. But just in case, I'd look it up to make sure that's right.  

Answer 3

The parakeet is most likely acting like that because now he has a friend and would rather be with his little buddy. To stop their biting you're going to need to give them both a lot of attention.

To tell the gender of them look above their beek, by their nose area. If it's pink its a girl, if its blue its a boy.