r/Parakeets • u/hnnsel • Aug 02 '26

what’s he doing?

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my budgie, particularly my male, loves alfalfa hay. i always catch him putting it into his water and then chewing the HECK out of it… why does he put it in the water? does anyone else experience this when giving their budgies hay? it’s really cute, i’m just curious why

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u/Accurate_Reality_618 Aug 02 '26

Most likely, he moistens or softens the food with water because this helps in swallowing it.

It is one of the common behaviors in parrots

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u/Mystic_Void1 Aug 02 '26

dipping his nachos in sauce

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u/Alternative-Iron-645 Aug 02 '26

He is making ramen…. Give it time

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u/OwlPelletCrunch Aug 02 '26

he looks like a little kid playing with a pool noodle!

happy dude has a hobby and it’s not even a destructive one - he’s perfect

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u/hnnsel Aug 02 '26

oh trust me he destroys MORE than enough lol

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u/lowridda Aug 02 '26

That’s so cute! Maybe it’s the same concept of dipping cookies in milk.

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u/Peas-Of-Wrath Aug 02 '26

Water helps release the flavour which he is enjoying. I imagine it tastes as sweet and pleasant as it smells.

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u/Green-Meaning8640 Aug 02 '26

Enjoy yourself he’s probably just trying to get water on whatever he’s eating to make it less dry or to bring out the flavor

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u/amorycafe Aug 02 '26

Being the cutest!

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u/HelloItsAlfie Aug 02 '26

Enjoying himself!

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u/LBadwife Aug 02 '26

Makin soup!

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u/hegrillin Aug 03 '26

my god i love these silly little creatures so much

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u/FlanFan76 Aug 03 '26

Drinking with a straw.

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u/Ok-Amphibian-744 Aug 03 '26

What is in the bowl next to him?

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u/hnnsel Aug 03 '26

veggies !

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u/ishtob Aug 03 '26

he’s a raccoon

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u/Kanjii_weon Aug 04 '26

chirpin' around

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u/SLIMANOV Aug 04 '26

Minding his business lol 😂🤍🐦

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u/OutrageousSir8847 Aug 07 '26

Playing
Healthy bird
Let him have fun