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Eating too much?

Postby OneBirdAtATime » Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:23 am

That's right. My budgie just wants to keep on eating and eating and doesn't stop.. he's been eating all day.. is this.. a sickness?
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Re: Eating too much?

Postby liz » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:46 am

I eat when I am bored or depressed. Could it be that?

I also have a fast metabalizm that burns it off as fast as I eat it. Could it be that?

Is he getting fat?

I don't know how a bird can eat too much but maybe someone else can help. The knowledge in this forum is fantastic.
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Re: Eating too much?

Postby k-angel » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:35 am

hello ,eating and not stoping till the crop was filled is one of the things my sun conure was doing when he had an infection he also had dark black poop then a few mins later really runny , he was weak and was not trying to bite people he hates . id say take him to the vet if he has anything else i have listed . it cost me about 57 dollars for the meds and vist .
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