Our cockatiel, Donald, has been pooping in his seed dish. We see the evidence every morning.
We have a lovebird and two budgies who used to go into Donald's cage and eat from his seed dish, even though we have a large tray of seed and other food on top of Donald's cage that they eat.
We've since closed the door to Donald's cage so that all our birds eat from this tray.
Do you think that Donald's pooping in his seed dish for a psychological reason?
Could he be lacking in any nutrients?
I've read that many tiels poop in their water dishes, and some will dunk food in their water dishes, but I haven't seen anything that mentions them pooping in their seed dishes.
Does anyone know why Donald might be doing this? He's been doing it for a while, not just since we closed his cage door during the day.
Thanks in advance for any help/advice.
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We have a lovebird and two budgies who used to go into Donald's cage and eat from his seed dish, even though we have a large tray of seed and other food on top of Donald's cage that they eat.
We've since closed the door to Donald's cage so that all our birds eat from this tray.
Do you think that Donald's pooping in his seed dish for a psychological reason?
Could he be lacking in any nutrients?
I've read that many tiels poop in their water dishes, and some will dunk food in their water dishes, but I haven't seen anything that mentions them pooping in their seed dishes.
Does anyone know why Donald might be doing this? He's been doing it for a while, not just since we closed his cage door during the day.
Thanks in advance for any help/advice.
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