Budgie Rescue and Sanctuary

04/06/2026

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If unsure about what your birds need, send us a message. We are here to help. We have years of experience with birds.

🌿 Enrichment Is More Than Just Fruit and Vegetables 🌿

Fruit and vegetables can be part of enrichment, but they are only a small part of what enrichment means for birds.
Good enrichment helps meet a bird's physical, mental, and behavioural needs. It encourages natural behaviours and helps prevent boredom, frustration, and inactivity.

✅ Foraging Opportunities
Hide food in paper, cardboard, safe toys, or foraging trays so birds can search and work for their food naturally.

✅ Toys
Chew toys, shredding toys, swings, puzzle toys, and safe items that encourage exploration and play.

✅ Natural Branches
Bird-safe branches of different sizes and textures help with climbing, chewing, balance, and foot health.

✅ Flight and Exercise
Safe opportunities to fly or spend supervised time outside the cage whenever possible.

✅ Social Interaction
Time with compatible birds or positive interaction with people, depending on the species and individual bird.

✅ Environmental Variety
Rotate toys, move perches around, and provide new things to investigate.

✅ Bathing Opportunities
Shallow dishes, misting, or other species-appropriate bathing options.

✅ Mental Stimulation
Training, learning new behaviours, problem-solving activities, and exploring safe new objects.
A bird can be fed excellent fruit and vegetables but still be lacking enrichment if it spends most of its time in a bare cage with little opportunity to forage, play, climb, chew, exercise, or interact with its environment.

For budgies, cockatiels, caiques, amazons, parrots, and other highly intelligent birds, enrichment is not a luxury — it is an essential part of good welfare.

🐦 A busy bird is often a happier, healthier bird. 🐦 Enrichment should be part of every bird's daily life.

— Budgie Sanctuary Rescue aka Budgie Rescue and Sanctuary
The real registered not for profit and Dgr endorsed rescue in Riverwood, Sydney.

03/06/2026

Petbarn are a huge supporter of bird and other animal rescues through Animal Rescue Cooperative. Their Punchbowl store gave us a great price on these products.

03/06/2026

I think they approve of my new chop recipe 👌😉

03/06/2026

♥️ A Big Thankyou to Poowee Australia and PetRescue for their generous donation of 96 x 2kg bags of Lavender Clumping Cat Litter.

Donations like these make a real difference, helping us look after the stray cats and the kittens we have while easing the financial burden to allow us to channel funds in other areas of the Sanctuary.

We are incredibly grateful for your support to help us continue our work.
FYI, this cat litter is amazing. Try it!!!

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

⚠️ Is Your Home Bird Safe? ⚠️
Many everyday household products that are perfectly safe for people can be dangerous — and sometimes deadly — to our birds.
Birds have extremely sensitive respiratory systems. What may seem like a harmless smell or household product can quickly cause serious illness or even sudden death.

🚫 Things to Avoid Around Birds:
🕯️ Candles (scented AND unscented)
Release fumes and particles into the air.
Essential oil candles can be especially dangerous.

🌸 Air Fresheners
Plug-ins
Sprays
Reed diffusers
Scented gels
💨 Essential Oils & Diffusers
Birds' lungs cannot safely process many airborne oils and fragrances.

🦟 Fly Sprays & Insecticides
Mosquito sprays
Flea bombs
Ant sprays
Surface insect treatments

🧹 Harsh Cleaning Chemicals
Bleach fumes
Ammonia-based cleaners
Strong disinfectants used incorrectly
🍳 Non-Stick Cookware (Teflon/PTFE/PFOA Coatings)
Overheated non-stick pans can release invisible fumes that can kill birds within minutes.
Also found in some air fryers, sandwich presses, slow cookers, heaters, hair dryers and heat lamps.

🚬 Smoking & Va**ng
Ci******es
Ci**rs
Cannabis smoke
E-cigarettes and vapes

🔥 Fireplaces & Smoke
Smoke from wood fires, cooking, and burnt food can irritate or damage a bird's lungs.

🧴 Perfumes, Aftershaves & Aerosol Sprays
Deodorants
Hairsprays
Body sprays
Spray paints

🧺 Scented Laundry Products
Fabric softeners
Scent boosters
Strongly scented detergents

🌿 Many Household Plants
Some common plants are toxic if chewed. Always research before bringing new plants into a bird's environment.

🚗 Vehicle Fumes & Garage Areas
Never house birds near garages or areas where engines are running.

☠️ Rodent Baits & Poisons
Can be fatal if ingested directly or indirectly.

❤️ Remember: If you can smell it, your bird is breathing it too.

Creating a bird-safe home isn't just about food and toys—it's also about protecting the air they breathe every single day.
Our birds trust us to keep them safe. A few simple changes around the home can save a life.

🦜 Budgie Sanctuary Rescue
Educating bird owners because every bird deserves a safe home. 💚

02/06/2026

The Avimec is working. It takes time.

02/06/2026

Our banana trees are going well. Just picked these
Did you know parrots enjoy a small amount?

Benefits of Bananas
🍌 Rich in potassium, which supports muscle and nerve function.
🍌 Contains vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
🍌 Soft and easy to eat, making it popular with many parrots.
🍌 Provides natural energy from carbohydrates.

01/06/2026

Animal Rescue Cooperative the simple bird safe toys you gave us are proving popular. Easy to rip off cardboard and safe for birds. Thanks again ❤️

01/06/2026

When it's too cold and wet outside I become the perch while having my coffee 🙄