His claws are bent almost all the way around because he won't use his perches. He gets caught on everything, including the carpets when we let him out of the cage. What should we do?
2006-12-07 12:52:20 · 8 answers · asked by Cyndi Storm 4 in Pets ➔ Birds
I should add that he is a small species of parrot. Lindle parrot i think they call them
2006-12-07 12:53:18 · update #1
Oh Girl see what birds like is upgrades, why sleep on a perch in the middle of your cage when you can have a stand thingy to sleep on (hard to explain) but any whooo I bought my bird Lisa a
stand its like colorful and now she sleeps on it everyday! the perch is like a couch to them.. would u sleep on your couch everyday? Nope !my other bird Trixie used to sleep in the corner like yours but she didn't live long enough to see her nails curl :(
so like I was saying your bird needs something it may like try something it can stand on wit a mirror so I can see another bird there and like that position..
Hope i helped homie♥
2006-12-07 14:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by sonya3091 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have concrete perches?
Is his cage too full to make him stay on the sides?
If not, I guess all you can do is trim his nails. They can cause him problems if you don't, more than getting caught in the carpet.
Since he's small, take a pair of toenail clippers and clip them, but watch for the pink section which is where the blood is.
Just in case you clip too far down, have some cornstarch or flour ready to stop the bleeding.
Or better yet take him to let someone else do it.
Most pet stores will do it.
I've never heard of a lindle parrot. What does it look like?
2006-12-07 12:56:47 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may need to take him to a vet to trim his nails. They sound as if they are really long and depending on the type of nails the qwick may be hard to see. Get a sand perch maybe he will like one of those. Hard to be specific not knowing the type of bird, etc.
2006-12-07 12:58:52 · answer #3 · answered by nadreptilesru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His feet need medical attention....Take your bird to an Avien Vet. They specialize in the care of birds.
2006-12-07 17:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't know how to do it yourself, take it to a vet or pet store and get them trimmed. Have them show you how they do it and you'll be able to do it yourself next time. I trim my dogs, cats and some of my chickens nails all the time. It's pretty simple.
2006-12-07 12:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can either get the sandpapered perches or take him to a pet store/vet to get them clipped if you are scared to do it yourself.
2006-12-07 13:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by measjulie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take your bird to the vet and let the vet trim them ,costed me about 12 bucks cheap
2006-12-07 12:56:53 · answer #7 · answered by cc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Vet can clip the nails, which should help
2006-12-07 12:59:26 · answer #8 · answered by LauraP 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋