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Ekki Eating Willow Leaves

EkkieLu

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Alright Ekkie parents, Lucy LOVES willow leaves! I have 7' live non-weeping willow tree in the bird room. She has literally eat over half the leaves. The tree now looks very scraggly lol! She'll eat her fruits and veggies but loves to spend her day in the tree, often breaking off small branches to drag back to her cage.

My question is she eating too many leaves? She goes thru them like potato chips!
 

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I know that the active ingredient in aspirin originally came from willow bark. I am not sure if there is any in willow leaves, but it sounds like she's eating bark also.
You may want to investigate this as there can be side effects, and limit her consumption.
 

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All I could find was that it's not poisonous to ekkies and they eat them in the wild. I've found pics of ekkies sitting in willow trees but nothing about consumption. Lucy is very protective of HER tree! She is not happy when I trim it trying to make it look better. Lol
 
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