Limon passed away last night at 3:06 pm sat oct 11 2025
I don’t understand what happened. I just moved to my new house, we got settled in and I had both white lightning and limon’s wings clipped so they didn’t fly around and get hurt if they got out of the cage while getting used to the new house. They both were adjusting fine. They both seemed fine. We’ve been in the house a week.
Then late last night, I heard a noise from the cage. I checked and found limon had fallen out of her swing. I thought she had a nightmare and fell off, so I picked her back up, gave her kisses and reassured her that she was ok. Then when she seemed ok, I put her back in the swing. Then a little later, limon started making sounds. I got up to check on them and she was hyperventilating. I took her out and tried to sooth her to help her calm down. I called mom in. We both tried calming her down. It seemed like it was helping.
I looked up online on what the cause might be. It said that it could be stress, overheating, respiratory illness, air, quality, or physical exertion. I was hoping it wasn’t respiratory illness. I was hoping it was stress, that I could help her calm down.
I laid with her in bed, with her sitting on my pillow cuddled up to my face. It seemed like it was helping her, she was breathing normally, she was calmer. Then when I felt she was calm enough, I put her in the cage, in the tent. But she fell out a few minutes later, so I transferred her to the carrier and put a soft towel in for comfort. It got worse from there. She seemed upset, I tried to calm her. Then she flopped around in a panic. She squeaked, and I was panicking cause she was in distress. Then she was gone.
I wanted to call the vet as soon as I noticed she was hyperventilating, but we thought she was just scared and needed soothing. I should have called. But mom said they might have just told us to bring her in the morning. She wouldn’t have lasted that long.
I cried my eyes out holding her in my hands and my face snuggling her. I only had her five years and she’s gone! Was moving too much for her?!
And white lightning, I thought she’d be devastated or freaking out over her sister’s death but it was like she couldn’t even comprehend that she was dead. She just looked at limon like she looked at anything I showed her that was new. Blankly, as if what I was showing her was strange.
I don’t know what I’m gonna do. I have to make a headstone and figure out where I’m gonna bury her. I’m still unpacking and I don’t know where the woodcutting tools are.
She was alway a shy little bird. She was an introvert. She didn’t come to me on her own to get kisses and love but I still loved her and alway made sure she got love and attention. Even when white lightning was being a bully.
I’m gonna miss her so much. She was such a sweet little baby. She gave such sweet little kisses when she gave um. She never bit. I knew eventually I would have to deal with losing one of them but I thought it would be years down the road, not five years after getting her. It’s gonna feel off not having her around.
I think after white lightning goes, I’m not going to get anymore budgies. This has been really hard.
I love you soooooo much limon. I miss you terribly and will keep missing you.
