Beak Peeling??

[bird_luver24]

Im not sure if "Beak Peeling" is a major cause for concern but, my little Fridays beak seems to be peeling or somethng...He seems to scratch at it sometimes and I am just a little worried about it...
I took pictures but, the light took wrong and this is the only pic that survived that was ok...


He is scared of his cuttlebone and I even put it on his drawbridge cage door and played with it myself to get him to come over to it...Should I buy some more Beak Conditioners to put around the cage??? I think he is a little scared cause its pretty big and white lol..

[bird_luver24]

Ive been giving him showers daily with me, could that have anything to do with it??
Im always so worried lol....

[LissaKokoKiwiKaseySam]

Beak peeling is perfectly normal. Beaks are made up of the same material your fingernails are made of and is constantly growing and being replaced. It's completely healthy!!

[Lisa B]

its kinda blurry to really tell...try to get another pic,,,,but it looks like normal wear and tear. A beak is like your fingernail. Made up of lots of layers. They get air between the layers, and it shales, or peels.
this is normal. the beak, like our nails, grows constantly.

[LissaKokoKiwiKaseySam]

make sure he's got plenty of toys he can destroy...I don't believe cuttlebone is a necessity for Sun conures, you'll need to talk to somebody who has them..

soft wood toys as well as grooming perches will help your baby keep his beak in tip top condition..and keep it from becoming overgrown

[bird_luver24]

Yeah, I dont have any "Grooming" Perches in there yet...I need to go buy him one of those and he does have PLENTY of toys to chew up lol!! His favorite is a Balsa(soft) Wood Toy! lol...Its almost gone now...where he has chewed it up so much!!

Thanks for the info, I feel better and I should have known that lol..

[Kristi]

When my guys beaks get to looking peely, I sometime will take just a little tiny drop of vegetable oil and rub it into their beaks. Makes them look pretty and shiny, anyway. It won't help the peeling, but it does make them look nice for a while. I think it probably moisturizes them a little bit, too.