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Is It Wrong to Trim a Baby Budgies Toe Nails?

Mitch Rezman
April 20, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Budgies
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Is it wrong to trim a baby budgies toe nails?

If it is wrong, then why is it wrong to trim a baby budgies toe nails?

This is my answer to a question on Quora.

Editor’s note: Another answer about trimming a budgie’s toenails had advised against clipping their toes to avoid bloodshed.

By using a Rotary trimmer you can avoid cutting any birds nails to the quick by having total control in conjunction along with knowing proper restraint for small birds.

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Bird Cage And Food Recommendations for 2 Quaker Cagemates

Mitch Rezman
April 12, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Quaker parrot
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Looking for an appropriate birdcage to house 2 Quaker parrot cagemates

Hi Rose,

I think this 3159 Select would be a great cage from Prevue.

The 36-inch wide footprint gives the birds ample room for separation if needed.

It provides the best of both worlds having a dome top for interior height and a play area for time outside the cage.

As you can see it has ample seed skirts

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Indian Ringneck Love Brings Ringneck Problems

Mitch Rezman
April 11, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Birds & Lighting / Feeding Pet Birds / Hormonal issues in birds / Indian Ringneck / Veterinarian Related

Indian ringnecks are marvelous birds and I’ve had the great fortune to live with the species in two different households.

They’re not big birds they weigh an average of 115 g about the body size of a Senegal or a fat cockatiel but the long tail gives the impression that it’s a much larger bird.

The overall length of the bird must be taken into consideration when choosing the right birdcage and especially the travel carrier.

They can be quite tame and are a relatively good talker.

Below you will find three curated questions about Indian ringnecks that found us one way or another and we felt sharing solutions would be helpful.

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Quaker Biting Very Hard, Taking Chunks Out Of My Skin – Ouch!

Mitch Rezman
April 10, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Biting Birds / Quaker parrot
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From Ria

Subject: Quaker parrot advice

Message: Hello

I’m probably going to type a lot, but I figure the more details the better when asking for advice.

I hope you don’t mind!

I have a Quaker parrot.

He is 13 years old and DNA proven male.

I got him when he was a baby, and I was a teenager.

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Eclectus toe tapping and wing flipping issues

Mitch Rezman
April 7, 2018
Bathing and Health / Eclectus parrots / Feeding Pet Birds
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Image above – Female Eclectus r. vosmaeri at North Carolina Zoo, no other subspecies combines a purple abdomen and clear yellow undertail coverts.

Hi Mitch,

I just read your piece on eclectus, and I have a question.

If the elongated digestive tract is urban myth, then why does my bird develop the eclectus toe-tapping and wing-flipping if he has been given regular pellets and/or too many vitamins?

What would cause this?

Thanks,

Barbara

Let’s start with the toe tapping wings flapping things.

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For Your Bird’s Health: Gas Heat, Bugs And Muscular Atrophy In Bird Legs

Mitch Rezman
March 30, 2018
Amazons / Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Clean
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Carol P. replied

How can you get rid of the little brown bugs that come around the bird food without hurting the birds? Is there a spray or something I can order?

Thanks for your help, Carol in Tennessee

Hi Carol

Knowing what kind of bugs they are is half the battle.

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Eclectus Parrot Elongated Digestive Tract – Fact Or Fiction?

Here’s an earlier eclectus parrot feeding question from our database:

I’ve read different articles on how much fruit to give my ekkies.

Some say it is ok to give them as much as they eat and others say the veggies should be their top priority.

I do try to give them an equal amount but it seems they have gotten picky about their vegetables lately.

I have been giving them different varieties and mixing up how I serve them – warm, cool, different spices on them but they still prefer the fruit.

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7 Budgie And Parakeet Questions Answered

Mitch Rezman
March 23, 2018
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Biting Birds / Budgies / Habitats for caged birds / Veterinarian Related
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Question about Male Parakeet.

Every time I put my arm in the cage he attacks it, or he flies at me when I look in the cage.

My female looks depressed like she would rather he move out.

She used to be so happy.

I got her first, then him a couple of months after.

She would sing, and play with her toys.

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How Do I Train My Birds To Always Fly Back To Me?

Original verbatim Quora question(s): How do I train a budgie to free flight and come back to me without having to fly away?

How do you train two budgies to free flight?

Can you train two budgies to free flight at the same time?

These questions were found as a single question on Quora.

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Pikachu the Cockatiel Will Not Relieve Himself in His Cage

Mitch Rezman
March 8, 2018
Bathing and Health / Bird Rescue / Cockatiels / Training Birds
3 Comments

Hello Mitch,

Here’s my problem

Pikachu the cockatiel will not relieve himself in his cage.

He is usually out with us when we are home, and even insists on sleeping on me; but if we need to go out, he is caged for his safety.

However, if we are gone for the day, he will not poop.

He will wait until we let him out of the cage and make a humongous turd.

Should I be worried about this? Is it normal? I know we spoil him, and he is very attached to us, but I hate to see him suffer because of it.

anonymous

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Is It Wrong to Trim a Baby Budgies Toe Nails?

Bird Cage And Food Recommendations for 2 Quaker Cagemates

Quaker Biting Very Hard, Taking Chunks Out Of My Skin – Ouch!

Eclectus toe tapping and wing flipping issues

For Your Bird’s Health: Gas Heat, Bugs And Muscular Atrophy In Bird Legs

Carol P. replied

Eclectus Parrot Elongated Digestive Tract – Fact Or Fiction?

How Do I Train My Birds To Always Fly Back To Me?

Pikachu the Cockatiel Will Not Relieve Himself in His Cage

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Carol P. replied

Since 1993
Online in 2002

$49 Ships Free
$7 Ships Small

Toll Free
877 ~ 287 ~ 0810

618 E Commercial Ave,
Lowell, IN 46356 USA