Beak care

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Beak care
Topic Started: Jul 12 2008, 10:28 AM (328 Views)
schmatalie	Jul 12 2008, 10:28 AM Post #1
Member Posts: 154 Group: Full Members Member #2,790 Joined: June 8, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Spectacled boy called Naboo Other Birds ? 2 Cockatiels, Rocky and Lola; 1 lovebird named Sweep I live in Hampshire, Uk	I was wondering if anyone had any experience with trimming beaks? Tracey at wildheart warned me that spectacled parrotlets can be prone to overgrown beaks. i've got a mineral block and a calcium perch for Naboo to chew on, but i was thinking about giving his beak a light swipe with an emery board every day? I'm worried that this might encourage growth though?



LauraR	Jul 12 2008, 06:08 PM Post #2
Staff Member Posts: 4,891 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	I have a conure whose beak grows like crazy. I have all sorts of toys for him to wear it down but nothing does the job. First you'll want to try toys and lots of things for him to chew on, this should wear his beak down enough. If not, I'm sure going over it every now and then with an emery board would be fine. Things get tricky when you have to use a dremel like they do at the vet. It can get very hot and injure the beak, or you could accidentally grind away too much. I take my conure to a bird shop for this but I would like to learn how to do it myself. Filing it lightly won't make the beak grow faster, as the tip of the beak is dead, similar to our nails and hair. :)



theexbrit	Jul 12 2008, 06:22 PM Post #3
Co Admin Posts: 3,544 Group: Co Admin Member #74 Joined: March 20, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Green, pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures - Crimson Bellied & Green Cheeked I live in So. California My name is Andy	We've only had to file the one conure's beak, the other conure & all 6 p'lets have never needed it. We have several of those "grit" covered perches in each cage & I've noticed that the p'lets rub their beaks on them a lot.



Jan	Jul 13 2008, 08:58 AM Post #4
Vip Member Posts: 1,864 Group: Full Members Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	blue2 Do P-lets suffer with this complaint? Jan nod2



scooby	Jul 13 2008, 10:59 AM Post #5
Vip Member Posts: 1,392 Group: Full Members Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 5 What types celestial What colours 1 green male , 1 green female , 1 light blue female , 2 dark blue 1 male 1 female Other Birds ? 1 meyers parrot, 1 green cheeked conure,1 blue fischer love bird, I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	None my birds have ever had a problem with over grown beaks, but i have a calcium perch in all of my cages this seems to help keep beaks and nails short the birds seem so wipe their beaks and pick at the perches and they are also a good source of calcium for them. jumping for joy :bana: :bana:



Gardengail	Jul 16 2008, 01:13 AM Post #6
Staff Member Posts: 12,742 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	I'm glad this subject was brought up.. Please...please please... Anyone considering grooming a parrot's beak. Please don't do it unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing. You can do irreversible harm to their beak and cause uncontrollable bleeding. Please if you don't know what you're doing...leave it to a professional!



kevinp	Jul 16 2008, 06:05 AM Post #7
Administrator Posts: 6,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	As Gail said unless you know what your doing dont do it. the other thing is that they should wear their beak down themselves if they do not they will need to go to a vet to have a check over.



schmatalie	Jul 16 2008, 05:07 PM Post #8
Member Posts: 154 Group: Full Members Member #2,790 Joined: June 8, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Spectacled boy called Naboo Other Birds ? 2 Cockatiels, Rocky and Lola; 1 lovebird named Sweep I live in Hampshire, Uk	don't panic! i'd never try to trim his beak myself! I was just thinking about preventative measures. When i got him, Tracey did mention that Spectacleds had a tendancy to overgrown beaks, so i'm just researching it in case. Perhaps I'll just leave him to wear it away naturally and only worry about it if the problem actually arises! (think i may have a slight case of the over-protective new parent syndrome!)



Gardengail	Jul 16 2008, 06:01 PM Post #9
Staff Member Posts: 12,742 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	No..I'm not in panic mode..lol... I've just heard too many horror stories about people taking off too much of the beak or filing too much..Posted Image



bonnie	Jul 16 2008, 10:22 PM Post #10
Co Admin Posts: 14,044 Group: Co Admin Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	No Gail is right and even though I've had birds for many yrs I would not do beaks. Most birds if given the proper toys and cement perches will maintain there beaks. There are birds that may have a problem with beak over growth but I think this should be done by someone who knows what there doing.



theexbrit	Jul 16 2008, 11:00 PM Post #11
Co Admin Posts: 3,544 Group: Co Admin Member #74 Joined: March 20, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Green, pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures - Crimson Bellied & Green Cheeked I live in So. California My name is Andy	schmatalie Jul 16 2008, 05:07 PM don't panic! (think i may have a slight case of the over-protective new parent syndrome!) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Our p'lets have never had their beaks done, they seem to do a good job by themselves. I always see them rubbing their beaks on the sand perches, etc. 2.gif



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