At night my parrot has taken to roosting on bottom of cage. a couple of times i have seen him/her eating its poo. could there be somethin lacking in his/her diet?
2006-10-22 02:27:23 · 16 answers · asked by Kizzy_ 5 in Pets ➔ Birds
Poor diet, and your pet is setting him/her self up for a parasitic/bacterial nightmare. Your pet needs additional vitamins, lotsa love, and now maybe antibiotics. Your Vet may discuss a 10 day treatment plan with you. If you are finding him on the bottom of his cage often. That is a sure sign of illness. Also watch for a lot of tail bobbing while perched ( trouble counter balancing) There is usually very little time before your birds illness becomes out of control and you may loose him/her. Please see a vet. Parrots by nature make it very difficult to realize illness by looking. they are very good at hiding it right up to the last minute. In the wild the sick animal becomes prey the parrot masks illness to maintain survival. Again, please see a vet.
2006-10-22 07:57:03 · answer #1 · answered by WingMan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parrots usually only do this when lacking good bacteria in their body. So they turn to their poo for bacteria. Get some plain yogurt and give him about a half a teaspoon of it and it should stop if that is the problem. The yogurt has the bacteria they need but don't give too much, just a little will do the trick.
2006-10-22 03:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by hijabigirl1973 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a baby tort which did that. She also ate cats poo in the garden. She died as a 4 year old, we assume she poisoned herself. Keep the cage well clean, and make sure it gets lots of "you" time out of the cage. It might feel a bit penned in
2006-10-22 04:22:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its vitamins. Disgusting
Give her/him fruit and veg such as :
Salad Cress - Peas - Apple - Celery - Courgette - Sweetcorn - Watercress - Boiled Rice - Parsley Sprig - Grapes - Cucumber - Dandelion Leaves - Broccoli - Broard Beans - Carrott - Finger of bread soaked in water - Mashed Boiled Egg (shell also) - Tomatoes - Lettuce - Cooked Pasta - Radishes (leaves also) - millet
every other day
2006-10-22 03:31:05 · answer #4 · answered by Silly-Junos 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think your parrot is still hungy, perhaps if you give your parrot more food during the night he may stop eating his poo. if the parrot has food and still eats his poo, i would let a vet know about it.
2006-10-22 04:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by Cassy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would tell me the parrot has something lacking from it's diet, that something being poo.
2006-10-22 02:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sounds gross, yet specifically circumstances a fowl will eat it is very own feces. If it maintains, i might carry the fowl to the vet via fact it could additionally propose that your fowl is experiencing intestinal or bacterial illnesses.
2016-10-02 13:35:22 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because he doesn't like the food you've been feeding him. Or, because he's just a bit kinky like that! I'd try him with some different food if I was you and see how he goes from there
2006-10-22 02:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by angelina.rose 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He/she may be lacking in vitamins would ask your vet just to make sure
2006-10-22 02:37:08 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably don't feed him enough. He knows that he won't get enough food so he eats his crap for nourishment. Try feeding him more and see if he stops.
2006-10-22 07:55:01 · answer #10 · answered by monkey_woman3425 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋