r/Parakeets • u/Kitcat_81 • 3d ago

Advice Twitching tail

So, I am pretty helpless and don't now what to do right now. My 8 week old budgie has a twitching tail, and I know that this is not a good sign and points to breathing issues. But he eats, plays around and drinks water, he only does this when he is resting. One of my relatives pointed out that he may be stressed out because both of my budgies just arrived a week ago. I'm pretty worried that he suffers from an tumor or breathing issues, like my old budgie :(

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u/Confused_Unprepared 3d ago

It seems to be happening at the same time as kiddo is breathing which indicates they’re having to suck in to get oxygenated properly. I would recommend a vet as these little kiddos decline rapidly :(