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My older dove's beak is overgrown. Can I trim it myself or need a vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male | unneutered

I have a dove whose beak has never needed to be trimmed but it’s grown significantly. He is about 22 years old

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 24th, 2017

Beak trimming is quite simple but if you never done it before i would definitely recommend taking him to an avian vet specialist to have it done, there are several ways, the fastest is done with an electric rotary filer tool, it takes less than a minute. it can also be done with a regular filer but it might take a while to finish the job, depending on how much needs to be trimmed.

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