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What's this on my parakeet's beak?

twinmom99 Aug 19, 2008 09:44 AM

I just noticed that my parakeet has a growth(?) above his beak where his nostils are. It doesn't seem to bother him. Does anyone have any idea what it could be? It looks like a callous.

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PHIggysbirds Aug 21, 2008 10:25 PM

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I am not sure exactly what you are meaning? Can you provide a picture? All budgies of course have ceres where their nostils are. They can at times get tumors close to this area. They can also get scaly face/feet mites that can cause their cere to swell and have a bumpy or holey appearance. If you could provide a picture we might get an idea of what you are meaning. With either of the above conditions a vet would need to be consulted.

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