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When I took Bebe to the vets the other week for her nail/beak trim, and health check, he confirmed my concerns.
Bebe's neck area is almost void of feathers.
They (her and Frankie) get showers more frequently now that the weather is warmer, but they are over-preening.
He suggested (what I had been discussing with hubby lately), that I should separate them.
That night, we put the divider back in the cage, but when I woke them in the morning there were feathers all over the bottom of the cage from both of them.
The first couple of days I tried to let just one of them out at a time, but felt like I was punishing them.
One would be screaming if they couldn't get out, so I have been sitting in their room with them and keeping them busy with other activities.
Bebe, however, keeps going to Frankie and snuggling into him to get him to preen her which I stop right away.
I am constantly cleaning lots of feathers out from their cage and during the day on their play stand when they are at it.
I bought some anti-feather pluck spray from Amazon to see if that helps to deter them.
I'm not sure if they are molting or if I have stressed them out by separating them?
I see there is a macadamia nut oil that is supposed to help their skin and feathers. I have also seen a an article about adding chamomile tea to water and spraying it on them.
I am getting stressed from this too.
Open to suggestions.
Bebe's neck area is almost void of feathers.
They (her and Frankie) get showers more frequently now that the weather is warmer, but they are over-preening.
He suggested (what I had been discussing with hubby lately), that I should separate them.
That night, we put the divider back in the cage, but when I woke them in the morning there were feathers all over the bottom of the cage from both of them.
The first couple of days I tried to let just one of them out at a time, but felt like I was punishing them.
One would be screaming if they couldn't get out, so I have been sitting in their room with them and keeping them busy with other activities.
Bebe, however, keeps going to Frankie and snuggling into him to get him to preen her which I stop right away.
I am constantly cleaning lots of feathers out from their cage and during the day on their play stand when they are at it.
I bought some anti-feather pluck spray from Amazon to see if that helps to deter them.
I'm not sure if they are molting or if I have stressed them out by separating them?
I see there is a macadamia nut oil that is supposed to help their skin and feathers. I have also seen a an article about adding chamomile tea to water and spraying it on them.
I am getting stressed from this too.
Open to suggestions.