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Posted by stephiness on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 13:20 :: Reducing Problem Behaviors
we have a new budgie, very young just left its mother and has been taken from a very big avery kyoto is flicking its seed out of its bowl and has eaten a very large part of the sandpaper ligning its cage. if anyone has any idea what is causing this and or how to stop this the info would be very helpful.
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Posted by kim on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 18:04.
Please remove the sand paper & add cuttle bone, mineral block & natural perches. Eating sand paper is not healthy for the bird & you will end up having to take him to the vet for complications.
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Kim
Cricket (tiel)
Eddie (eclectus)
Squash (sun conure)
Australia
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Posted by karen on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 19:20.
Don't let him eat the sandpaper. How old is he?
He may be a little young to be feeding himself yet and thinks the grains of sand are food or is accidentally eating them when eating seeds off the bottom. Budgies are naturally ground feeders.
Try just putting down plain newspaper and put a millet spray or dish of seeds down on the bottom for him until he is eating well.

Karen
Chico (conure) and Pippin (budgie)
WI
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Posted by stephiness on Wed, 05/09/2007 - 01:33.
hes only about 3 months old i think but as soon as i changed the paper and put the food on the bottom he looked alot happier.

thanks for your help
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