Bird mites need a live host to survive, so they feed on the parrot’s blood. Mites lead to self-destructive behaviors, such as plucking out feathers, so treatment is needed to […]

You may be concerned that regurgitation resembles vomiting, gagging, or choking. A parrot may regurgitate on you, a mirror, or its toys, leaving you completely non-plussed. Parrots regurgitate food to […]

All psittacines can get bumblefoot, including budgerigars and cockatiels, but larger parrot species are worse affected than smaller species. Bumblefoot is a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction that causes painful […]