by Pajarita » Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:39 pm
Not unless the skin on the bottom of the toe or foot turns red or opens up which could indicate infection. Mind you, don't get impatient, it takes a bit of time for the foot to heal. If the 'bump' does not disappear with this, observe the bird for as long as you can to see if it picks at it. Lone birds, especially aviary species (tiels, budgies, lovies, etc) do develop abnormal behaviors (overpreening, barbering, plucking, etc) and they become kind of obsessed over certain things -like picking at something that they decide should not be there... I have a female senegal (Zoey) that is obsessed over picking teeny tiny scabs she herself makes with her little claws on my shoulders (it's summer here so I wear sleeveless dresses).