My parakeet's beak grows too fast, making eating hard. What can I do?

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My parakeet is about 4years old. Just this year his upper beak started growing long. We trim it every other week, and it still grows very fast. I think it inhabits him from eating certain food. Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

As the beak grows, it certainly becomes difficult for parakeets to eat certain things or even get at their water. I have a similar aged parakeet and this also happened around 3 yrs of age with him. We added more sand paper perches throughout the cage and cuttlefish bones and that seemed to increase the time between beak trimmings. We haven't actually had to trim his beak this year because he is doing so well. Give this a try and if it does not help, I am free to chat via consultation if needed.

My parakeet's beak grows too fast, making eating hard. What can I do?

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