Meadsy4742 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 My parrot has recently been peering out of his cage and seems to have gone bald where he head has come into contact with the cage, looks like friction has caused the feathers to drop out - is there a way I can get him to stop rubbing his head on the cage bars? Has anyone elses parrots suffered this? I'm considering a new cage but wonder if the problem will still persist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Theres not really anything you can do about them rubbing their head on something, other than changing the size of the opening etc. Not sure what size you cage is or bar spacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 My re-homed Eclectus rubs his beak on the cage bars and has a bald spot beside the right side of his beak. I just try to keep him busy and out of his cage as much as possible. He is over 10 years old so I don't think I am stopping the habit but perhaps I can slow it down. Good luck with your fid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 The best way to help is to keep him busy. Offer plenty of things to chew,phonebooks keep my grey happy for ages.Also offer foraging toys so he must work for some food treats and they last longer, allow as much time out of the cage as you can.Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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