Grumpy Feet?

[lollipoppy]

I’m not sure if this is normal or not - I can’t find much about it...

A few times a day, Milo makes his shrill little grumpy sound, fans his tail, and bites at his feet. He rolls around sometimes, biting at them and seeming obviously frustrated. Then within maybe 30 seconds he leaves them alone and takes off.

He has done it to his wings a couple times too, though it seems like when he’s doing it to his wings it because one of the feathers is in the wrong place so he grumpily fixes that.

With everything the way it is, I’m reluctant to immediately rush to the vet.

Has anyone else seen this in their birds?

I’ve inspected his feet and compared against things I’ve read online and noticed that it seems the biggest issue is if it’s constant, or if he’s drawing blood or making sores on his feet.

I know that there’s no sores, no obvious problems, and he has no problem with me touching his feet. In fact, when he’s out and about he’s 100% fine. Also, he only does it maybe 3-5 times a day, at most.

The main time he does this is when he’s in his cage playing - he gets really riled up and does it.

The only time I’ve seen him do something mildly similar out of his cage is when he goes to jump onto my finger and misses (usually because he’s on a blanket on the couch and it moves as he goes to jump, so my finger isn’t where he expected,) then he bites my finger as if it’s my fault he missed [emoji23]

Is this something I need to be worried about?

Thanks in advance x


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[Inger]

I have no idea but is it possible he hasn’t connected that his feet are his? Maybe he’s trying to play with/attack an enemy?


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[lollipoppy]

I have no idea but is it possible he hasn’t connected that his feet are his? Maybe he’s trying to play with/attack an enemy?


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I kind of have this feeling, or like maybe he gets frustrated when they don’t do what he wants them to do because he’s still learning about so much. In his cage he has lots of perches from rope to wood and a platform too. He’s really good at perching, but not so graceful at maneuvering... it just looks like baby antics to me (he’s 10 weeks old tomorrow.)


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[fiddlejen]

I have no idea but is it possible he hasn’t connected that his feet are his? Maybe he’s trying to play with/attack an enemy?


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Your description does sound a little bit like a cat being startled by & then trying to catch its own tail... or, maybe he's just practicing yet another tactic-of-irresistible-cuteness...

 

[lollipoppy]

Just a couple cute pictures of Milo, which I uploaded in his scrapbook on here...

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[texsize]

I have one for sure and maybe 2 Cockatiels that do exactly that.
Cheeky my white face and Popeye his son do this.
I will hear Cheeky squeaking and squawking and think he is fighting with Popeye. I will go rush into there room only to see Cheeky angrily attaching his foot.

And as you say he gets over it and acts like it never happened.

I have also seen my amazons bite there own legs. The get into a big fight with a toy and seem to get carried away and start biting there own legs.

 

[lollipoppy]

I have one for sure and maybe 2 Cockatiels that do exactly that.
Cheeky my white face and Popeye his son do this.
I will hear Cheeky squeaking and squawking and think he is fighting with Popeye. I will go rush into there room only to see Cheeky angrily attaching his foot.

And as you say he gets over it and acts like it never happened.

I have also seen my amazons bite there own legs. The get into a big fight with a toy and seem to get carried away and start biting there own legs.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who sees this!


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[Stitchthestitch]

Albie does this, he's super cute angrily attacking his toes, almost like they've appeared out of no where and startled him.

 

[SailBoat]

In the vast majority of cases this is what everyone is seeing, Parrots being goofy /playing!

As noted in the reading that you have done, the point of concern is when true damage occurs and/or it becomes compulsive. Or there is a defined medical issue, like numbness or as part of a prior injury and removing a scab, much like a small child will do...

Enjoy the crazy Parrot stuff, but be mindful and never stop checking.

 

[lollipoppy]

In the vast majority of cases this is what everyone is seeing, Parrots being goofy /playing!

As noted in the reading that you have done, the point of concern is when true damage occurs and/or it becomes compulsive. Or there is a defined medical issue, like numbness or as part of a prior injury and removing a scab, much like a small child will do...

Enjoy the crazy Parrot stuff, but be mindful and never stop checking.

Thank you! I will keep my eyes on him


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[1oldparroter]

On a flat surface, look at the toe tip where the claw starts out. is the toe tip touching the flat surface or elevated right there. If it's elevated at all the claw tip needs trimmed. It would be sharp and hang on furniture to mess up a jump too. jh PS Look for mites or other tiny bugs with a mag glass. jh

 

[lollipoppy]

On a flat surface, look at the toe tip where the claw starts out. is the toe tip touching the flat surface or elevated right there. If it's elevated at all the claw tip needs trimmed. It would be sharp and hang on furniture to mess up a jump too. jh PS Look for mites or other tiny bugs with a mag glass. jh

Thank you! All looks well so far


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