Caring for Parakeets : Clipping Parakeet Nails

February 18, 2010 by  
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For the parakeet owner, you may need to clip your bird’s nails. Learn how to clip parakeet nails in this free pet care video. Expert: Elizabeth Cantu Bio: Elizabeth Cantu has owned and been working with birds since 1994. She works with an avian veterinarian on behavior modification on birds. Currently, she owns a website that designs bird toys. Filmmaker: julio costilla

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25 Responses to “Caring for Parakeets : Clipping Parakeet Nails”
  1. michellezevenaar says:

    dont clip the birds wings… that would make the bird more or less handycaped. i have a bird that cant fly because it has a virus that damages its feathers. he trys to fly but ends up falling. when he was yonger he would fall and damage his skin and bleed and we would have to hold him down while we fixed the bleading. if you love your bird dont clip its wings.

  2. gloup81 says:

    @AshleyEmJay if dog etas raw foods and especially chicken he will propably try to taste it at the few first weeks

  3. david7992 says:

    erm how do i clip the birds nails if its scared of me and shit and dont stay still? I tried like holding it in my hand, but it just tries to bite me and shit lol (not that it hurts when he get hold on my skin)

  4. AshleyEmJay says:

    i have a budgie bird & two cats :o my bird flys around, i dont clip his wings & the cats do try to attack him but birds are very fast, i guess its up to you, see how it goes maybe, & how comfortable the dog feels around the bird

  5. shoopwhoopX says:

    i glue sand paper to the bottom half of my bords perches, works well akutalyz

  6. mrdirectordude says:

    (plz reply!) i am getting a pet budgie but i have a dog around the hows. i am worried that if i clip the wings of my bird the bird could posibly get killed by my dog. if you can reply on my channel please tell me if i should clip or not clip the wings and give me reasons why. I would extremely appreciate the help! mr directordude

  7. mrdirectordude says:

    theres a vid for that

  8. bananatree94 says:

    no…

  9. cruzoman says:

    no dick head

  10. cassandrabaty92 says:

    How do you clip their wings??

  11. umerrule says:

    they go really slim if there scared

  12. JimTheCockatiel says:

    no i just means they are old ha ha i have 4 parakeets and 1 cockatiel lol

  13. 24pepperhi says:

    both of my budgies have black nails is that bad

  14. sassygirlxoxor says:

    Hahaha its trying to think how the hell to fly away lmao

  15. meekface202 says:

    it’s a baby still and it’s puffy probably because it’s cold or something.

  16. CinemaGaming says:

    lmao

  17. GooLife21 says:

    I put my budgie on top of the cage, and while his feet hang down I can clip easy.

  18. e7snype says:

    yes there are,this budgie is a baby and looks like a english budgie so ures is aan adult most probably.

  19. SassynFriends says:

    The males have black nails and grey-ish feet. That is normal, but since your’s is only one, it may not be completely black-nailed yet.

  20. Dwrwolves says:

    most dont have black nails? well my 1 year old male budgie does, not the whole thing just the white part that she was talking about, is that normal?

  21. punkhorse8872 says:

    my parakeet looks nothing like that. she’s not very puffy. Is there different kinds of parakeets?

  22. LCLCLucia says:

    she makes it look so easy,i tried that with my budgie and he just bit the nail clipper,and i didnt want to clip his beak so i just took him to the vet to get his nails clipped

  23. verticalsmurf says:

    It’s a baby! Why would you clip a baby bird’s claws. You said yourself, the birds nails are the right length. So why clip them?? If you want to educate people, do it with a bird who actually needs it.

  24. fashion2style says:

    i had a budgie just like dat little feller but it was blue with yellow head now hes all grown up

    P.S thank u now i know wat that red thing is for XD

  25. grabbelbabbel says:

    you are the girl from fast and farious 4

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