| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* |
| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER |
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 942 |
| Total number of notes: | 6016 |
Hi!
We have two parakeets - both of which have extremely long nails -
We bought the sandpaper perch covers - and have put them in the cage. I am
wondering if anyone has purchased the terra-cotta perches I see
advertised in Bird Talk. According to the write-up, they are excellent
for trimming the nails - but expensive. I want to do everything
I can do to avoid bringing my darlings somewhere to have them clipped.
Thanks for any advice you can give me.
Carol
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| 178.1 | ANT::MPCMAIL | Mon May 22 1989 17:05 | 9 | ||
We clip the birds ourselves. We watched the shop do it and asked
questions explaining that we want to do it ourselves from then on
and they were realy great. Explained each step not much to it, and
said in case we hit a vain to have a jar of qik stop and cotton
handy.
We found that if one hods the bird and the other clips the birds
aren't as panicky, and we get throught it faster.
Lise
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| 178.2 | sandpaper warning | GIAENG::PULSIFER | Doug Pulsifer 296-3332 | Tue May 23 1989 10:35 | 15 |
I asked a pet store about the terra cotta perches, and they didn't
know much about them. they suggested the same as the article
in Bird talk, that if you are going to use the sandpaper perch covers,
not to cover all your perches as you can injure the birds feet standing
on the grit "all" the time. They should have a choice as to where
tht want to stand.
I have trimmed my budgies in the past and it is really no big deal,
even if the budgie is not tame.
Doug
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| 178.3 | Yes vote for Top Hat Terracotta Perches | AKOCOA::JWOO | Thu Nov 21 1991 10:38 | 6 | |
I know a long time has elapsed since the original note, but we have
been using terra cotta perches for several years. I like them a lot
and the vet says they are great. We have never had to trim their beaks
or toenails (two parakeets). Be careful when cleaning/moving them. I
inadvertently broke one in half!! It may be possible to repair or make
two half perches from it.
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