In a message to All, Pete Hopping wrote:
PH> Does anyone have any experience with Moluccans and how often and how
PH> much they poop? This one I have seems to be producing an aweful lot
PH> of it and I have no idea if it's normal or not. It looks like it's
PH> doing it five times each day and it seems like a lot of poop. The
PH> color varies from white and brown to white and black and sometimes
PH> is all brown. I had the bird at an avian vet last week and the vet
PH> says the bird is healthy as far as she could determine.
Sounds normal to me...
PH> I was giving the bird half an apple each day and I have stopped
PH> doing that for now, fearing it's giving it diaharrea, but I don't
PH> know.
You'll know diarrhea when you see it :-)
The fecal matter is loose and runny and a real mess. Note that I said the
_fecal_ matter, as bird poop contains both stool and urine. Often you'll
see wet mostly-liquid droppings, but as long as the liquid part is clear and
the colored matter has _some_ shape, it should be okay. When the colored
stuff is liquid and unformed, then there's probably a prtoblem and it's best
to contact thevet.
Cheers,
Rich
http://www.netside.net/~rveraa/
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