hi my mates, african gray is pulling all its feathers out , can this happen cos her hubby is allways shouting and fighiting in the house and he as left now , but its still doing it thanks
2007-01-29 01:00:49 · 10 answers · asked by STEFF Tarby 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Yes. Greys are very intelligent and understand what's going on in their environment. I'm glad he's gone and I'm sure the bird is too!
He is a nervous wreck and is showing his distress by pulling out his feathers, because he can control that. He can't control the grief that's being forced on him though! He is insecure about his 'home' and it will take time to convince him that everything is OK. Don't subject him to more violence..... find him a quieter home to live in.
2007-01-29 04:24:24 · answer #1 · answered by Knuckledragger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Birds are easily stressed out and once they start plucking their feathers it's difficult for them to stop. Compare it to humans biting their fingernails.
My Lovebird began plucking out his feathers and even with increased attention and more outside play he won't stop. He has successfully plucked out all of his tailfeathers! It's very aggravating. You can try Bitters spray that you can find at a pet store, the one I had was made up of apple bitters so when he went to pluck it made his feathers taste bad. It didn't help me. Also you can try a spray bath that I found at PetSmart, it has skin moisturizers so if it's skin is irritated this could help as well.
2007-01-29 01:48:00 · answer #2 · answered by alexisexplainsitall 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Parrots usually pull feathers out if stressed or bored.I would take him for a check up at the vets,Good Luck
2007-01-29 01:09:33 · answer #3 · answered by Ollie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your African grey parrot pulls it's feathers out because if it's mate has left the house...it cannot argue and fight and gets depressed.
2007-01-29 01:40:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stress can be a factor, but so can diet, boredom and many other things. Have your mate bring it to an avian vet before things get out of hand and she has a bald bird that she no longer enjoys.
2007-01-29 02:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
wait a minute your mates african grey ? and now he left the house ?
2007-01-29 08:37:36 · answer #6 · answered by jackwalz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does sound like stress. She needs lots of special attention, lots of talking to and a few of her fav. treats each day. Slowly, she should begin to feel better.
2007-01-29 01:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he's probably stressed.
unfortuantely, plucking is very difficult to cure because vets aren't sure that causes it. sometimes a bird will do it for no reason.
it's not 100% effective, but the best chance you have to get the bird to quit is called "pluck no more".
2007-01-29 03:42:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Did the bird type this question? Please advise her to spell check her submissions as humans think we are thick when our spelling is uncorrected. Your bird is bored. She obviously enjoyed the attention of her mate and is missing it. Even negative attention can affect self-esteem in a positive way.
2007-01-29 01:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
could be, sounds like stress, take it to vet, it might have skin complaint!
2007-01-29 01:15:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋