Re: Worrying about new UnCape

Posted by carolan from c-67-164-194-192.hsd1.ut.comcast.net (67.164.194.192) on Monday, August 28, 2006 at 3:12AM :

In Reply to: Worrying about new UnCape posted by Jean Petree from pool-68-239-12-99.bos.east.verizon.net (68.239.12.99) on Sunday, August 27, 2006 at 6:21AM :

Hi, Jean. The peeling beak had me worried the first time also. But then I found out that Cape parrots [other parrots also??] get the new growth underneath, and the old stuff on the top just scales off. If Betty will let you, you can gently scrape a lot of it off with your fingernail, and she'll probably be pretty grateful. This should not cause the tip to fall off, however. I'm guessing that the two are unrelated. Perhaps she bumped the tip.

: Hi,

: I just brought home my new UnCape, Betty, and now I am sick to death worrying about her peeling beak. She had a lot of tests and got a clean bill of health at the vet, but then I started reading online about aspergillosis and peeling beaks. Can anyone tell me about the texture of their UnCape's beak? Betty's seems sort of soft and peely, and she knocked the tip off of it today. She is about 18 months old.

: Thanks,

: Jean

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