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Foot Care

Hi Team: I have two Meyer Parrots. One seems to have scales on his feet. Can you advise how I can treat this?

Hi Grace,

Parrots do have dry, scaley feet. Older birds can have drier feet. But if there is a lot of flaking and the feet are very different from the other bird, there could be a medical or nutritional issue. I really can’t guess if this is normal for this bird or not. The best thing to do is take him to an Avian Vet to be checked out.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda