Lucky obsessed with cardboard box

walterbyrd

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Lucky (single female) likes to bite, not really eat, grass. So my wife bought Lucky this 4" planter with wheatgrass growing in it. Lucky couldn't reach the grass so I took a cardboard box, about 4" x 7" x 9" and cut a hole in the box for the planter, so lucky could get on top of the box and bite the grass.

Lucky kept squeezing in beside the planter to get in the box, so I cut a small hole in the side of the box.

Now, I guess, Lucky is nesting in the box. She is ripping up the inside of the box all the time. And she stays in the box almost all of the time.

I don't know if this is a good thing.

:yellow1:
 
It sure does sound like nesting behavior. You certainly don't want to encourage this. I would get rid of the box. Even though she doesn't have a mate, Lucky could start laying eggs which could lead to complications if not given enough calcium in her diet. If given the extra care, it's not the end of the world if she starts laying eggs, but it is best to avoid the stress of it all (for both you and Lucky) if possible.
 
It turned into a serious issue. Although the egg never developed an outside shell, it broke inside her. The vet said the egg was supposed to pass from place to another (I forget exactly where) but the egg did not pass. The vet drew fluid out of her abdomen. She was also extremely constipated. Once the fluid was out, she started taking huge poops. I had to give her medicines for a week.

She seems fine now, but it was quite an ordeal.
 
Glad she survived and is/has recovered!

Has a diet change been discussed any with your vet?
 
> Has a diet change been discussed any with your vet?

He gave us some calcium supplement to put in her water. It don't think it was a diet issue.
 
Calcium wont do any good if the bird is not receiving any vitamin D.... although now-a-days, calcium supplements often come with vitamin D, so that might not be an issue.


Hopefully, she doesn't lay another egg like that!
 

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