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- Jul 29, 2023
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Every morning when Shifty hears me wake up he starts calling for me and pacing around the cage for my attention, it's the same deal after work.
This morning I saw that he was in some distress. A fine piece of string had got caught in his claws and was starting to wrap itself around poor Shifty.
Lucky it didn't happen sooner because if that wrapped around his leg, wing or neck over time then it could of seriously injured him or even killed him.
The toy in question was some paper flowers that came in a Xmas hamper.
You can see the string if you look closely... I guess the lesson learned for me is to be careful what I give my birds to play with. Only bird proof toys allowed. Shifty loves string but no long strings allowed anymore only short strings so that he can't strangle himself.
Here's the culprit on his favourite perch posing for the camera with his head turned back
This morning I saw that he was in some distress. A fine piece of string had got caught in his claws and was starting to wrap itself around poor Shifty.
Lucky it didn't happen sooner because if that wrapped around his leg, wing or neck over time then it could of seriously injured him or even killed him.
The toy in question was some paper flowers that came in a Xmas hamper.
You can see the string if you look closely... I guess the lesson learned for me is to be careful what I give my birds to play with. Only bird proof toys allowed. Shifty loves string but no long strings allowed anymore only short strings so that he can't strangle himself.
Here's the culprit on his favourite perch posing for the camera with his head turned back