I'm not crazy about the idea, but when the feathers  get long he can
fly around the house at high speeds. This guy will makes laps around
the house and I am afraid that some day he wll splatter himself on a
wall.  I have a small house and the doorways are narrow. He has had
near hits at times. When the vet clips his wings (feathers I gues is
the proper terminolgy, she only cuts enough to slow him down a bit.
There is also the danger of flying out an open door. We are very
careful in that regard but there is always a chance. Once out the door
I have heard that recovery is not promising.

So the clipping is for his own protection. We have been criticized by
family memebers about this but I feel that if I have a pet it is my
responsibilty to keep it save and healhy.

We have a Betta fish and his water gets changed and checked on a
regular basis. I don't think I will be brinng him to the vet for a
checkup though.

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:28:05 GMT, "Rayzorbladers"
 wrote:

>Why the hell would you want to clip a budgie's wings??
>>
>"finiteguy"  wrote in message
>news:pop5v0pfgve0cl7m2hbd3tjdnejobdcahu{at}4ax.com...
>> Thanks for the info Linda. He does have one "tree branch"  type of
>> perch that we got a the pet store a while back. The others are plastic
>> as well as a later that is wire like the cage material.  I will get
>> what you recommended after we get him clipped in two weeks. I was
>> going  to do it today but it was very cold here in New England and I
>> didn't want to take a chance so I canceled. I still do not feel
>> comfortabe clipping wings and nails. The vet is pricey, but she does
>> that gram stool test (I think thats the right terminology) and checks
>> other stuff as well.
>> Thanks again.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:43:06 -0500, Linda Ambrose
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> finiteguy  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Probably A good idea. Anyone else thinks it's okay? I know
that people
>>>> say that sandpaper is not good.
>>>
>>>   Concrete perches (such as Polly's Pastels; there are other brands on
>>>the market as well) will wear down the tips of nails.  I have a few
>>>Polly's Pastels, but the Hagen brand is just as good and they're less
>>>pricey.    Perches should be in varying widths.  Also, wooden perches
>>>are superior to plastic ones.  Natural tree branches are good, too.
>>>Just make sure the natural wood you choose is not poisonous.  Sandpaper
>>>covers are very bad for birds' tender feet.
>>>
>>>> Also, it wa - 2 degrees F at my house this morning.
>>>> Yesterday I cancelled the appointment with the vet in
anticipation of
>>>> extremely cold weather. I don't care how well the cage is
covered from
>>>> the door to the heated car, it just seems like the worng thing to do
>>>> when it is so damn cold out. Hope this crappy waether doesn't last.
>>>> Just got $350.00 worth of heating oil in less than 1 month.
>>>
>>>   Birds can be quite resiliant to the cold.  But I'd still be leery
>>>about transporting birds when it's *really* cold, like
"Arctic" cold.
>>>I'm in the process of bringing home a pair (a Fischers and a lutino
>>>Peachface) of lovebirds, one of whom has neurological problems.  They've
>>>been sitting at my friends' pet store for the last two weeks because I
>>>just find it much too frigid to transport them from the store to my car.
>>>It's been about -30 degrees C. here the last ten days or so.  I'm not
>>>about to take any chances with that kind of weather.
>>>---
>>>Linda
>>
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