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Thomas M

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Tail Feathers.
« on: July 26, 2010, 10:55:52 AM »
Gonzo plays pretty rough in his cage with his toys and has broke quite a few of his tail feathers, he has also moulted quite a few... Is there anything I can do to make him not play as rough with his toys. I just don't want him breaking his tail feathers.

Oh and will the broken one grown back in like the moulted ones ?
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Re: Tail Feathers.
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2010, 11:01:20 AM »
Thomas, I had exactly the same problem with Haydes, but he broke every single tail feather!

The quilles should still be in place, and will moult out as normal :thumbsup: Haydes now has 2 new tail feathers and has 2 more coming through, He still plays rough, but so far hasn't broken his new ones.

I don't think there is much you can do to prevent Gonzo from playing rough, hopefully that is something he will learn :thumbsup:
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Re: Tail Feathers.
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2010, 11:21:31 AM »
The only thing is to try and place his toys away from the bars of the cage a bit so he doesn't bash them as much but I know what you mean as Echo can be like that too.   :biggrin:
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Re: Tail Feathers.
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2010, 08:14:56 AM »
It doesn't take long for the tail feathers to grow back.  Bobby only had 3 when we got him (he'd plucked the rest) and that was back in March - now he's got the full set!
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