Many people are curious if a pet budgie smells. In a way, it's the same as asking if a dog or a cat smells. If you never give your pet the opportunity to wash, then of course it will be smelly.
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In general, budgies do not smell at all. They are among the cleanest creatures on the planet. Even their poop doesn't smell. Budgies prefer to take a bath every day. They preen themselves until their feathers shine. They don't go outside and roll in the mud, so they mostly preen themselves to remove dust particles from their skin.
What people think their budgie smells like:
In general, people think their budgie has a sweet, lovely scent of its own. Depending on what you feed your bird, it might have broccoli breath (then you have a BBB, or "Broccoli Breath Budgie") or apple breath, but never anything serious because you can't feed them garlic or fish.
Most people also seem to think that budgies smell like
(creamed) corn!
Other people think budgies smell like:
- laundry that has dried in the fresh air
- something hard-to-describe between lavender and freshly-cut green plants
- warm, fresh and musky
- chocolate
- cucumbers
- cereals
- rose petals
- seeds
- honey
- not really anything, they are practically smell-free
Conclusion: it's clear that budgies have some kind of
sweet aroma, especially when they are dry (some people say they smell a bit funky when they're wet) and have been outside in the open air. A lot of people admitted they love to smell their budgies. Too bad we can't get some Eau de Budgie in the store :)
Personally, I think they smell a bit like
warm pancakes. What do you think?
