2006-11-21 09:58:21 · 11 answers · asked by delboy 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
put some gravel in the bottom of the cage...get a cuttle bone for his beak
2006-11-21 10:07:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since birds do not have teeth they need sand or grit to grind up their food. They get this by eating sand or small stones. These are stored in an organ called a gizzard. The muscles in the gizzard move to grind the food for easier digestion. I suggest you get a book on raising canaries so you can properly care for them.
2006-11-21 10:10:54 · answer #2 · answered by wizardintacoma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the person above me "wizard" is exactly the same what I was going to type. Canaries need additional supplements besides food. they do need gravel to help them grind up food. You can buy them at pet stores, sometimes they look like sand mixed with chopped up shellfish.
good luck
2006-11-21 10:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by lizbulgarelli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no longer intentionally. they're the sweetest maximum shy creatures. they do no longer prefer to be dealt with and that i'm specific in the event that they felt their existence became into in jeopardy they might attempt the chew and flight recurring yet their fright is plenty greater desirable than their chew. They like to sing, exceedingly men. placed them by a sunny window, cover the cage at night, supply a reliable seed blend and slightly end result and vegetables and that they are going to be happy perpetually.
2016-10-04 05:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by matlock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many reasons.........
they need stones and grit for digestion,
they need to file their beaks,
they may be nesting,
thay may just be chewers and it's better the paper than to have them pull feathers out!
keep an eye out, look at the droppings, if all seems normal it could just be a fetish, if something seems wierd see a avian vet!
good luck,
Tanya
2006-11-22 09:01:32 · answer #5 · answered by Tanya N (thesingingbeaner) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can either be wearing down his/her beak or may be eating some of it to help with digestion ...
2006-11-21 10:08:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bird beaks continually grow so he is filing his own beak down.
2006-11-21 10:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She or he is just either hungry or sharpening it's beak.
2006-11-21 10:05:46 · answer #8 · answered by Hales 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
birds file their beeks like we file our nails its completely normal dont fret
2006-11-21 10:06:57 · answer #9 · answered by Kara B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is just wearing down its beak. don't worry, all birds do it.
2006-11-21 10:53:21 · answer #10 · answered by ♠ MJ ♠ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋