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TOENAILS
Baby birds should be allowed to have sharp toenails (so that they
won’t fall), but an adult parrot’s nails shouldn’t raise the ball
under the end of the toe up off a flat surface.
Some birds may be socialized to allow a favorite person to file
the tips off toenails with an emery board during the towel game.
Tiny little human nail clippers may be used on small birds.
For birds the size of a Quaker or larger, grind toenails with a
cordless Dremel. Heat
produced by the grinding stone cauterizes the blood supply, minimizing
the risk of bleeding. If
bleeding is experienced during nail grooming, it can be stopped with
Qwik-stop coagulating powered.
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