Sometimes the feather plucking can be health related as mentioned, but that doesn't mean you have to dash off to the vet for unnecessary tests.
I immediately know when one of our cockatoos is not happy, slouchy position, perching on 2 feet not 1, closed eyes, sleeping a lot during the day, not eating just picking, abnormal droppings and of course feather plucking. Cockatoos are flock creatures and not meant to be on their own. However being around other cockatoos and having a lively environment often works wonders, always having something going on around them prevents the boredom and many of them stop plucking, (not all however). In saying that I mean they arrive feather plucked. Here at the Sanctuary we have a very high percentage of feather pluckers, some far worse than others. NONE of these drugs are licensed for psittacines. All these drugs do is mask the problem - not cure it.īy the way - drugs such as prozac (anti-depressant) and others such as tramadol (pain killer) are extremely dangerous for use in cockatoos and other parrots. I have seen so many posts on social media from people who think they are the best person in the world to have a cockatoo but still their bird plucks, they can't understand why: their bird goes out with them, travels around, gets lots of attention etc.some people never accept it is their own doing and always look for reasons why the bird is plucking whilst ruling themselves out of the equation, (maybe their bird doesn't want to go on outings and meet lots people?) they then undertake visits to the vet for unnecessary treatment which usually entails prozac or similar which don't work by the way. You Don't Need A Vet Initially And Forget The Drugs Perhaps he/she is unhappy about a dog or cat constantly walking past or jumping up the cage, or unhappy about being placed in front of a window, or frightened of noisy children, frightened of visitors to the home, frightened of being left alone, or just plain bored - all these possibilities and more are potential reasons for a parrot to pluck its feathers.
Is you parrot happy in its environment? Are you sure? Does it really eat all the fruit and veg you put in the bowls, or perhaps you do not always put fruit and veg in the bowls? Your bird may not be getting an adequate varied diet. We all look for reasons as to why our birds are feather plucking and/or self mutilating. Take a look at the photos below which are some of the resident cockatoos here at our Sanctuary.į eather plucking in our pet cockatoos and other parrots is such an emotive subject. Everyone thinks it will never happen to their bird.
The families of so many feather plucked cockatoos thought they could. Cockatoos are fantastic creatures: beautiful to look at, intelligent, comical, adorable natured, all the things you want in a family pet, BUT can you really cope with the attention seeking, noisy, messy child that NEVER grows up, never leaves home and might pluck its own feathers out if it gets bored or stressed.
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