TS> The area around the nostrils changed from a bright blue color to a light
TS> brown color that looks kind of crusty.
TS> 
TS> What could be causing that? What should I do? He shares a cage with 
another
TS> Budgie, should I "isolate" the sick one?
 He or should we say SHE is just doing the normal maturing a parakket would 
be. Females cere (the area around the nose) normally changes from blue to 
brown when the reach breeding age. The darker the color, the closer to 
breeding time they are. If the others one cere is not changing it is probably 
a male......   Have fun.
                                  Cindy S.
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