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Hi,
I've had my male parakeet for about a year now, and his beek has grown
extremely long in a short time. I was wondering if it would be safe
to trim it. What would be the proper way to trim it?? thanks,
-evan
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| mdfloyd |
The very best way to take care of this is to take your parakeet to an
avian vet and have the avian vet do it. You do NOT want to mess
around with trying to trim your bird's beak; trust me on this one.
You could easily injure the beak and make it impossible for the bird
to eat, you could set the ground for a nasty infection, your bird
could lacerate your skin trying to escape your clutches, your bird
might begin to view you as the Evil Cat of the Universe and no longer
be your friend, etc etc etc
Take your bird to a qualified, decent avian vet for something like
this.
_______________________
www.scritches.com
everything but the bird
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illmatic07@hotmail.com (E) wrote in message news:<2f5aca0f.0308212139.73f150cb@posting.google.com>...
> Hi,
> I've had my male parakeet for about a year now, and his beek has grown
> extremely long in a short time. I was wondering if it would be safe
> to trim it. What would be the proper way to trim it?? thanks,
> -evan
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| Morgans |
"mdfloyd" <mdfloyd@qx.net> wrote in message
news:cd1ac0f9.0308220420.6531fe46@posting.google.com...
> The very best way to take care of this is to take your parakeet to an
> avian vet and have the avian vet do it. You do NOT want to mess
> around with trying to trim your bird's beak; trust me on this one.
> You could easily injure the beak and make it impossible for the bird
> to eat, you could set the ground for a nasty infection, your bird
> could lacerate your skin trying to escape your clutches, your bird
> might begin to view you as the Evil Cat of the Universe and no longer
> be your friend, etc etc etc
>
> Take your bird to a qualified, decent avian vet for something like
> this.
> _______________________
Yes take him in for the beak trimming. I did it one time, and the beak
trimming went O.K., but the bird started having problems right after I took
his head out of my workbench's vise. :-)
--
Jim in NC--
P.S. I'm kidding.
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| Mamabird |
"E" <illmatic07@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2f5aca0f.0308212139.73f150cb@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
> I've had my male parakeet for about a year now, and his beek has grown
> extremely long in a short time. I was wondering if it would be safe
> to trim it. What would be the proper way to trim it?? thanks,
> -evan
An overgrown beak is not normal on a bird so young. He needs to see a vet
to find out WHY his beak is too long... the vet can trim it for you.
Bird's beak's have a blood supply. If you try to trim it you could cause
real problems with bleeding.
An avian vet is the solution for your bird's problem.
--
Mama
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Photo Albums at: <http://photos.yahoo.com/iluvbirdz>
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new hatching an astonishment." Helen Thomson
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| Brenda G. Kent |
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, E wrote:
> Hi,
> I've had my male parakeet for about a year now, and his beek has grown
> extremely long in a short time. I was wondering if it would be safe
> to trim it. What would be the proper way to trim it?? thanks,
> -evan
****if his feet are clean...then he probably does not have
mites...however...a beak should be trimmed by a vet or a breeder who is
extremely practised in doing this (might be a bit cheaper.) Once that is
done...find a good cement perch for him to rub and keep his beak ground
down.
Good luck
Bren.
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| E |
"Mamabird" <iluvbirdz@.directlink.com.> wrote in message news:<Fbq1b.358$O03.254@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> "E" <illmatic07@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2f5aca0f.0308212139.73f150cb@posting.google.com...
> > Hi,
> > I've had my male parakeet for about a year now, and his beek has grown
> > extremely long in a short time. I was wondering if it would be safe
> > to trim it. What would be the proper way to trim it?? thanks,
> > -evan
>
> An overgrown beak is not normal on a bird so young. He needs to see a vet
> to find out WHY his beak is too long... the vet can trim it for you.
> Bird's beak's have a blood supply. If you try to trim it you could cause
> real problems with bleeding.
>
> An avian vet is the solution for your bird's problem.
Thanks a lot. I'll definitely take my bird to an avian vet. I wouldn't
want to risk anything.
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| Loren Coe |
In article <vkc615ebl8ku60@corp.supernews.com>, Morgans wrote:
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> "mdfloyd" <mdfloyd@qx.net> wrote in message
> news:cd1ac0f9.0308220420.6531fe46@posting.google.com...
>> The very best way to take care of this is to take your parakeet to an
>> avian vet and have the avian vet do it. You do NOT want to mess
[....]
>> You could easily injure the beak and make it impossible for the bird
>> might begin to view you as the Evil Cat of the Universe and no longer
>> be your friend, etc etc etc
>>
>> Take your bird to a qualified, decent avian vet for something like
>> this. >> _______________________
> Yes take him in for the beak trimming. I did it one time, and the beak
> trimming went O.K., but the bird started having problems right after I took
> his head out of my workbench's vise. :-)
i always slap one of the rodent glue traps up side his head when
"beak trimming time" comes around. <grin> --Loren
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| mdfloyd |
The very best way to take care of this is to take your parakeet to an
avian vet and have the avian vet do it. You do NOT want to mess
around with trying to trim your bird's beak; trust me on this one.
You could easily injure the beak and make it impossible for the bird
to eat, you could set the ground for a nasty infection, your bird
could lacerate your skin trying to escape your clutches, your bird
might begin to view you as the Evil Cat of the Universe and no longer
be your friend, etc etc etc
Take your bird to a qualified, decent avian vet for something like
this.
_______________________
www.scritches.com
everything but the bird
_______________________
illmatic07@hotmail.com (E) wrote in message news:<2f5aca0f.0308212139.73f150cb@posting.google.com>...
> Hi,
> I've had my male parakeet for about a year now, and his beek has grown
> extremely long in a short time. I was wondering if it would be safe
> to trim it. What would be the proper way to trim it?? thanks,
> -evan
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| Brenda G. Kent |
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, E wrote:
> Hi,
> I've had my male parakeet for about a year now, and his beek has grown
> extremely long in a short time. I was wondering if it would be safe
> to trim it. What would be the proper way to trim it?? thanks,
> -evan
****if his feet are clean...then he probably does not have
mites...however...a beak should be trimmed by a vet or a breeder who is
extremely practised in doing this (might be a bit cheaper.) Once that is
done...find a good cement perch for him to rub and keep his beak ground
down.
Good luck
Bren.
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| E |
"Mamabird" <iluvbirdz@.directlink.com.> wrote in message news:<Fbq1b.358$O03.254@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> "E" <illmatic07@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2f5aca0f.0308212139.73f150cb@posting.google.com...
> > Hi,
> > I've had my male parakeet for about a year now, and his beek has grown
> > extremely long in a short time. I was wondering if it would be safe
> > to trim it. What would be the proper way to trim it?? thanks,
> > -evan
>
> An overgrown beak is not normal on a bird so young. He needs to see a vet
> to find out WHY his beak is too long... the vet can trim it for you.
> Bird's beak's have a blood supply. If you try to trim it you could cause
> real problems with bleeding.
>
> An avian vet is the solution for your bird's problem.
Thanks a lot. I'll definitely take my bird to an avian vet. I wouldn't
want to risk anything.
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| Loren Coe |
In article <vkc615ebl8ku60@corp.supernews.com>, Morgans wrote:
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> "mdfloyd" <mdfloyd@qx.net> wrote in message
> news:cd1ac0f9.0308220420.6531fe46@posting.google.com...
>> The very best way to take care of this is to take your parakeet to an
>> avian vet and have the avian vet do it. You do NOT want to mess
[....]
>> You could easily injure the beak and make it impossible for the bird
>> might begin to view you as the Evil Cat of the Universe and no longer
>> be your friend, etc etc etc
>>
>> Take your bird to a qualified, decent avian vet for something like
>> this. >> _______________________
> Yes take him in for the beak trimming. I did it one time, and the beak
> trimming went O.K., but the bird started having problems right after I took
> his head out of my workbench's vise. :-)
i always slap one of the rodent glue traps up side his head when
"beak trimming time" comes around. <grin> --Loren
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