Normally, as long as our parakeet has things to rub against the beak, the natural wear of this beak is enough and does not grow too much to give problems.Some of these objects that serve our parrot to fix its peak is the calcium stones, the bone of the sepias and branches among other toys that may be within your reach.But due to several problems it can happen that the growth of the beak is excessive or that malformations occur and that this does not close Well.
This problem is more serious than it may seem at first, because if you spend too much time the beak can grow so much that the little parrot can not eat and end up starving.
The main reasons why this parakeet can happen are:
- An incorrect diet that causes nutritional deficiencies.
- Lack of cuttlefish bone or calcium compact so that they themselves wear have your peak.
- In case the feeding is correct but the peak is growing too much, we find some metabolic diseases that prevent the correct absorption of nutrients and vitamins necessary.
- A genetic predisposition.There are some individuals who carry the malformation of the beak in their genes.Therefore, if these small parrots are raised, we must avoid the reproduction of the that have these problems.We must think that both they themselves and their descendants who suffer from the same problem, will have to undergo minimally monthly veterinary visits or will end up starving as we have said previously.
The best we can do for our little psitacida is to take her to the exotic bird veterinarian so that Check your peak and your overall health by detecting or so the origin of the excessive growth.
The veterinarian must file or trim the beak just enough to avoid damaging the parakeet and use the appropriate instruments.In addition, relevant tests should be performed to detect possible diseases causing this malformation and offer an adequate treatment to solve the problem.This may include a modification in the diet, since nutrients or vitamins may be missing in the diet that we are providing to our parakeet.
If we are able and we have the right material we can do it at home.This necessary material are special files, small tongs or special cutters for animals and products to stop bleeding.We should know that the last point of the cut of the top of the beak, is a little below the height where the lower part of the peak is, that is to say that the upper part of the peak can never be at the same height or above the lower part.and it is important that if we do it at home we have on hand material to be able to stop a hemorrhage however small.This material must contain sterile gauze and oxygenated water at a minimum.In case of a little bleeding we should soak a sterile gauze in oxygenated water or silver nitrate, we will press for a while and wait for the bleeding to stop.
In the event that our little parrot has this problem of excessive growth of the beak and malformation due to genetic inheritance and not because of a bad eating habit, a care problem or a disease, we must take it to the veterinarian specializing in exotic animals more or less monthly so that the beak is trimmed or lime what is necessary and in the safest way for it.
In addition to providing this filing or trimming whenever necessary and preferably in the specialist veterinarian, we must ensure that our little parrot always has material with which to trim the beak whenever you want.As we already know the environment of our parakeet's cage is part of the most basic care of these birds.They not only need a stick to perch, they also need good access to a proper diet and fresh water, toys that we will have to change from time to time and cuttlefish or calcium materials for the wear of the beak.These materials that we mentioned in the previous section can be bought in stores for animals or some we can acquire from nature or manufacture.
It is very important for the health of our little companion to keep in mind that a natural branch collected by us from the street or the mountain can serve us very well to entertain and file the beak naturally, but there are many microorganisms in these branches that can make the parakeet sick.Therefore, before offering them to our parrot, we must clean and disinfect them properly to make them suitable for use, thus avoiding the small and delicate bird sick.We will not use aggressive products for the disinfection of a natural branch since then they can damage our parakeet.We can use alcohol, but we must wait until the branch is well dried and ventilated before putting it within reach of our little pet.
We must also ensure that the food we are giving our parakeet is adequate for him.We should offer them the specific feed for them and, if possible, one that Our specialist veterinarian recommends us.We also have to offer you pieces of fruits and vegetables to make your diet as complete and natural as possible.
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