Eating bird poop????
 

Hi,

I've has mt 2 out today and 1 of them is obsessed with eating bird poop!!!!!

At first I thought it was just the white bird poop he was interested in but it's any colour, black, green, brown any that he sniffs out!!!!!

Obviously I can't remove all the bird poop from their outdoor enclosure (I've spot cleaned as best I can ) but it is going to do him any harm????

Secondly why is he sooooo intent on eating it?

Thanks,

Row xx

oh no, dont fancy that idea. I have to agree - why would they want to.

No advice on this sorry but great threat!

Not sure Rowan based on reading's, protein maybe, other than that i think Bird dropping's contain a certain amount of waste calcium, the little white bit you see on it sometimes. Like urates expelled.

i did wonder whether it was for calcium....

Will it do him harm?

Row xx

They just like re-cycling stuff, their faves being poo. I've caught one of mine having a breakfast of cat-plop on more than one occaision.

Although you can't remove all of it from their enclosures and not stop it completely, any poo can be a source of worms or parasites which is why it's important to either get them tested once or twice a year or keep a very close eye on their behaviour/ own faeces

Cat poo has some really really bad things in it you dont want them eatting that...?

thank you for the info everyone!!!!

Umm I don't sit and watch them do it, it gets removed when I see it ;-)

They seem to love White....Lily is attracted to White - be it bird poo, crushed oystershell to sit on, white stones, manky year old off-White cuttlefish...
Chewing gum (caught him in mid bite last year)...old White drawers, socks
((I'm joking...));)xx






...he doesn't like the taste of socks.:Dxx

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Nothing like a big dollop of African Grey poop first thing in the morning......