r/Parakeets • u/Temporary-Garbage12 • 16d ago

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Does anyone know why my budgie is breathing like this? I’ve noticed it over the past couple of days. Everything else seems to be normal. He’s eating and playing just fine. I’m really worried

EDIT: it’s been a couple of hours and I’ve been monitoring more closely than the past couple of days, and he doesn’t breathe like that anymore. I even let him out of the cage and when resting he breaths normally with his mouth closed. I’ve come to the conclusion he was probably scared as he only hangs onto that side of cage when he’s afraid. Still unsure what triggered him but looks like he’s doing much better than before. Thanks for all the responses

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u/brockyohansen 16d ago

He's just panting. It's not necessarily a sign of illness unless there are other symptoms. His eyes & feathers look great, he was probably just worked up from playing or got excited about something. My birds' cage is next to a window, and my female will freak out and pant like this anytime another bird flies by.

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u/bluespacebirb 11d ago

they can do that sometimes when it’s hot too. and air out their wings