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- Nov 24, 2014
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- Squonk - Lutino cockatiel
Hi.
Firstly, i hope this is the right bit for this topic.
Here goes. I've had Squonk, a lutino cockatiel for 17 years and he's always been in excellent health, never needed a vet until recently. His beak seemed to grow very quickly and approx 6 weeks ago, I took him to have it trimmed for the first time. Unfortunately, he's not used to being handled and he's a feisty chap and the end result was his beak was trimmed too short and he ended up bleeding (as did the vet). He's fine now but his beak is incredibly long again.
Understandably, I'm a little reluctant to take him again.
He's never needed a beak trim before and has always managed to keep it down himself.
Is there any reason his beak would grow this fast or he'd stop taking care of it himself. He has cuttlefish and natural fruit tree branches/perches. Also, is there anything else that I can give him to help keep his beak short?
He's showing no signs of illness and is eating and drinking as normal.
Thanks in advance.
Firstly, i hope this is the right bit for this topic.
Here goes. I've had Squonk, a lutino cockatiel for 17 years and he's always been in excellent health, never needed a vet until recently. His beak seemed to grow very quickly and approx 6 weeks ago, I took him to have it trimmed for the first time. Unfortunately, he's not used to being handled and he's a feisty chap and the end result was his beak was trimmed too short and he ended up bleeding (as did the vet). He's fine now but his beak is incredibly long again.
Understandably, I'm a little reluctant to take him again.
He's never needed a beak trim before and has always managed to keep it down himself.
Is there any reason his beak would grow this fast or he'd stop taking care of it himself. He has cuttlefish and natural fruit tree branches/perches. Also, is there anything else that I can give him to help keep his beak short?
He's showing no signs of illness and is eating and drinking as normal.
Thanks in advance.