i have a 2 year old yellow parakeet and i cant make her stop chewing on the rungs of the cage. why does she do this and how can i make it stop??
2007-09-17 06:39:09 · 5 answers · asked by xxRAWRxx 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
i have a 2 year old yellow parakeet and i cant make her stop chewing on the rungs of the cage. i have a cuttle bone in there and toys. why does she do this and how can i make it stop??
2007-09-18 19:31:32 · update #1
Parrots and parakeets LOVE to chew. They are very inquisitive birds. Try giving her toys to chew on. Make it fun, like a toy with a treat inside of it. She's bored. She needs some mental stimulation. I have a 40 (that's FOURTY) year old parrot who is less of a chewer than to be expected, but she can shred a good wooden toy in no time flat when she's in the mood! So in other words, you can't make her stop, but you can give her something better to chew on and she probably won't chew the rungs anymore. My parrot has a lava rock on a chain to chew on and it helps trim her beak as well. I also recommend a pelleted diet over an all seed diet. I inherited my parrot and put her on a pelleted diet. She gets better nutrition and is so much prettier now and healthy and she sings more. Less messy now too! Her favorites where the peanuts and sunflower seeds, so now I have those as treats only. Hope this helps! Good Luck!
2007-09-17 06:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by The Cat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Either she's bored, or more likely she's dointg it to try to file down her beak - you need to make sure she has a cuttle bone mounted in her cage.
2007-09-17 13:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by woodlands127 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to file there beaks do you have a stone in the cage it helps them eat there seeds we have 2
2007-09-17 13:45:50 · answer #3 · answered by Effie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should get a stone and maybe a toy
2007-09-17 14:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To clean and sharpen.
2007-09-17 13:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋