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Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / November 2004cockatiel lives to chew.....help!
I have a question i'm hoping you guys could help me out with. I have a yellow face hen that is a year old. She has a fixation on chewing things and seems to do nothing else but chew. She seems happy and will stop for attention like food or a scratch on the head. She has a scab under her tongue that was checked and treated by a vet specialist but never went away. She doesn't seem irritated by the scab and I have even thought this could be from the chewing habit. She and her cage mate have a lot of space in their home and have a variety of toys, food and people to entertain them so I wouldn't think it would be from boredom. I thought maybe this is normal behaviour for a young, happy bird, but she is very determined to chew and looks crazy while doing so. She chews everything in site including her cage mate. Does anybody have any opinions/suggestions on this? Thanks very much. All Cockatiels love to chew. There is nothing wrong with it. >I have a question i'm hoping you guys could help me out with. I have >a yellow face hen that is a year old. She has a fixation on chewing [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >while doing so. She chews everything in site including her cage mate. >Does anybody have any opinions/suggestions on this? Thanks very much. Yes but she chews *constantly*, to the exclusion of all other activities. She doesn't usually even like having her neck petted since it interferes with her chewing obsession. And this goes on for her entire waking life and she even seems to chew on things during the night. Can anyone please advise? Thanks in advance! >All Cockatiels love to chew. There is nothing wrong with it. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >>while doing so. She chews everything in site including her cage mate. >>Does anybody have any opinions/suggestions on this? Thanks very much. > Yes but she chews *constantly*, to the exclusion of all other > activities. She doesn't usually even like having her neck petted [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Can anyone please advise? Thanks in advance! It can be a sign of pain. Take her back to the vet for a full blood work up. First things first - rename her "Chewbacca". lol Seriously though, you should take her back to the vet to get the scab checked over again - just to be on the safe side. Also, it would be a good idea to get a blood test taken to see if there is anything wrong there. (i think Pam says this below) chewing can mean that something else is bothering them.... > Yes but she chews *constantly*, to the exclusion of all other > activities. She doesn't usually even like having her neck petted [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >>while doing so. She chews everything in site including her cage mate. > >>Does anybody have any opinions/suggestions on this? Thanks very much. Thanks for your responses. We're going to take the bird for some tests and bloodwork. Thanks again. > Thanks for your responses. We're going to take the bird for some > tests and bloodwork. > > Thanks again. Hope eveything turns out well for you :-) Let us know how it all goes. |
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