Featured
Pet
Remy
Breed: Australian Blue Tongue
Lizard - Tiliqua rugosa
Sex: Male
Age: 10
Favourite Toy: No toy, but likes
to play hide & seek under a
piece of natural driftwood
Favourite Treat: Mashed banana
loves: Snails & pinkies...
it's pretty much all about food!
Loves to bask in the sun!
loathes: Nothing
Tricks/Talents: He is a bit of a
Houdini - he gets out of his
enclosure & roams the house!
Why has my bird started pulling
its feathers out?
Unfortunately there is no easy answer to this
question as there are a number of reasons why
birds start pulling out their feathers. These can
include poor diet, stress, boredom, separation
anxiety, psychological problems and changes
to their environment. Try watching your bird and
assessing any situations that may have occurred
recently that might have stressed the bird.
This may help you determine the trigger to the
feather plucking.
The most common causes of feather plucking
are diet and boredom. If the bird's diet is
deficient in vitamins, minerals or calcium; that
can cause them to pluck. Perhaps look at
introducing supplements to their diet or
gradually changing their feed to a more
complete diet. You can eliminate boredom as
a cause by introducing new toys, changing the
cage location and engaging more with your bird.
It is important to try and break the feather
plucking behaviour as soon as possible, as if
it continues it may develop into a habit and
become very hard to get under control. If you
have no luck in stopping the feather plucking
yourself, you should contact your veterinarian for
further advice and a check-up.
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