URGENT HELP NEEDED! PLucking and toe tapping

[OutlawedSpirit]

I wouldn't supplement. Only in a case like Uglow's where the vet recommended it due to a specific issue. I tend to increase my birds' calcium and protein intake a little when they are molting. Nothing extreme. Just a little to account for the increase in demands on the body.

I am so glad to hear that Sofus has stopped tapping! It can be so heart-wrenching when they are suffering through that.

I usually use this in their water during molting: Versele-Laga Muta-Vit Liquid Moulting Supplement |Great deals

I am just not sure it is safe for ekkies?? Especially since he has just tapped not long ago.

I personally would not add that to his water. Like Stephen, I try to increase nutrients like calcium and protein during molting, but with changes in diet as opposed to supplementation. Offering a hard boiled egg with the shell would be a good source of both protein and calcium.

 

[Anansi]

I wouldn't supplement. Only in a case like Uglow's where the vet recommended it due to a specific issue. I tend to increase my birds' calcium and protein intake a little when they are molting. Nothing extreme. Just a little to account for the increase in demands on the body.

I am so glad to hear that Sofus has stopped tapping! It can be so heart-wrenching when they are suffering through that.

I usually use this in their water during molting: Versele-Laga Muta-Vit Liquid Moulting Supplement |Great deals

I am just not sure it is safe for ekkies?? Especially since he has just tapped not long ago.

I'm not familiar with that particular brand, but I can tell you that eclectus parrots tend not to do very well on supplements in general. There are people who claim to have found a specific brand of supplement that does indeed work for their ekkie. I can't speak to that, but I do know that ekkie parrots are just more vulnerable to complications born of dietary supplementation, be it pellets or added vitamins.

Given that dietary sensitivity, I opt not to risk it and give my ekkies an all fresh diet.

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