eating feces?
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eating feces?
by Molly&rio19 » Tue Jan 29, 2019 3:50 pm
So my female cockatiel gets plenty of food and water, but she still walks around the bottom of her cage eating her poop... not sure if she is just cleaning or lacking nutrients. I just cleaned their cage so its not like its filthy. What should I do?
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- Parakeet
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- Types of Birds Owned: Cockatiels
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Re: eating feces?
by Pajarita » Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:50 am
She is most likely lacking minerals or vitamins - it's pretty much the only reason why they do this in captivity. What do you feed her?
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