SandyinFlorida Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Hi all. I am a new Grey owner. Snoopy is a 5 y/o CAG. Has anyone else notices their birds cleaning off their beak after eating sticky or wet food? My Grey like to ball up a piece of newspaper strip and roll in in his beak. It seems like he is using it like a toothbrush to clean his beak. Is their any such thing as a toothbrush for the birds? Is there any other paper I should be using? I always make sure there is no color print on the strips I give him. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMustee Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I'm not sure how safe the black ink is, I'm sure someone knows on here though. My grey will shred just about any paper he get a hold of...I try to give him plain white paper towels when he seems to be in the mood for destruction. After meals mine will tongue the roof of his beak, which seems his preferred method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Josey will wipe her beak on anything and that includes whatever I am wearing at the time. She eats some warm oatmeal in the mornings and I wipe off the excess on her beak with a tissue, she does not like it but I do it anyway before she wipes it on me. They seem to like to wipe their beak after eating and if they want to do it on paper then that is fine. SandyinFlorida, I see this is your first post, why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about you and your grey. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 As the others have said, wiping their beaks after they have eaten is normal, mine use their perches but if im within reach their prefer my clothes :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevjoe Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 It's much better than the dogs that drool. Welcome to the forum Sandy. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Nature tells most parrots to wipe off any excess food or other foreign item from their beaks. They do that to make sure that no particles get pushed into their nostrils. That also applies to their feet (legs, toes and pads) which they're constantly cleaning and stripping off dead scales. They'll wipe their beaks on anything solid..perches, cage bars, edges of food dishes etc. Dave<br><br>Post edited by: MrSpock, at: 2007/09/26 18:58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imran Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 i also give him the paper after meal.. he also makes the same paper ball and cleans his beak.. first on the perch then with the ball.. its normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyinFlorida Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 That's good to know. The weird thing is he cleans out the INSIDE of his beak with the ball of paper. I have just given him strips of coffee filter to use. I figure it will be safer than to use inked paper. He won't use copy paper for this purpose, I have tried that. Must be a texture thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imran Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 yea he cleans the inside also with the ball of paper.. i tear the a4 size printing paper without ink on it.. he enjoys it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyinFlorida Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 Great. Glad to know everything is fine.<br><br>Post edited by: SandyinFlorida, at: 2007/09/26 19:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 You are doing a wonderful job Sandy, keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicky601 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Herbie is only a baby and has just started to feel the need to clean his beak. He has started to let me clean his beak by hand with a paper towel although he also enyoys wiping it on anything he can. He also manages to develop quite a food beard, the little feathers on the front of his face get covered in bits of food. He had his first shower last week and let me gently wash his face with water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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