Name that budgie! (hell)

Jaymes · #1 07-23-2005, 11:45 AM

EDIT: She's been named Pandora. She's also gotten calm enough for me to get some good pictures of her! Here we go:

"Helloooo!"

I adore the markings on her chest. They just look awesome to me

"Ooo, a window!"

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Hey guys! Yesterday I got a budgie (also called a parakeet in the US), and I'm having the worst time naming her. You guys think you could help me out here? (These pictures aren't the best since she's in her cage, but I can't have her out yet since she's still adjusting to her new home)

The only kind of names I'm actively trying to avoid are names with hissing sounds in them... they can scare budgies, since their natural predators hiss.

Pussyfoot Mouse · #2 07-23-2005, 07:50 PM

Delilah. I don't know why, but that name just came to me.
She's very pretty Jensa. Good luck coming up with a name.

Katzpur · #3 07-23-2005, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jensa

Hey guys! Yesterday I got a budgie (also called a parakeet in the US), and I'm having the worst time naming her. You guys think you could help me out here? (These pictures aren't the best since she's in her cage, but I can't have her out yet since she's still adjusting to her new home)

The only kind of names I'm actively trying to avoid are names with hissing sounds in them... they can scare budgies, since their natural predators hiss.

Oh, cute! We had one when I was a kid. His name was Teako. He was a great bird, very, very tame. We taught him to say a few things, like his name (Teako was an easy name for him to pronounce), and "pretty bird." He used to like to share breakfast with us. My mom would make pancakes and he'd hop from one person's plate to another, picking at the edges of the pancakes and getting his feet sticky in the syrup. I realize how totally unsanitary that must sound, but I can't remember any of us ever getting sick from him.

When you decide on a name, be sure to let us know what it is.

Kathryn

Jaymes · #4 07-23-2005, 11:23 PM

Awwe, that sounds really cute Katzpur

I don't find it gross at all, but I hesitate to let either of my birds (I also have a conure) to eat from what I've already bitten from... a germ in human saliva can sometimes make them sick.

Right now I've tentatively decided on 'Pandora,' mostly because she's the opposite of the stereotypical spastic budgie.

Katzpur · #5 07-23-2005, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jensa

I hesitate to let either of my birds (I also have a conure) to eat from what I've already bitten from... a germ in human saliva can sometimes make them sick.

Yikes! I didn't know that! I thought we were the ones at risk!

Ceridwen018 · #6 07-23-2005, 11:47 PM

My friend had a bird named "Loki" and I thought that was a cute name. Pandora is cute though too. She really is a beautiful bird!

Jaymes · #7 07-24-2005, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Katzpur

Yikes! I didn't know that! I thought we were the ones at risk!

There is a bacteria birds carry that can make us sick, but unless you try to stick your tongue down the bird's throat there's not much of a chance of getting it.

And thanks Ceridwen... I think she's beautiful too, but I may be biased.

Voxton · #8 07-24-2005, 07:21 AM

TWEETIE!

I love the coloring on her. Used to have a budgie as a child, me.

Lady Crimson · #9 07-24-2005, 08:55 AM

How'bout a word in romanian?...ask me to translate some word that you like and see if you like how the translation sounds.