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Health Issues
There
are
various
health
issues
associated
with
all
parrot
species
in
general
but
there
are
a
few
which
seem
to
reoccur
with
the
eclectus
species
which
you
need to be aware of.
Vitamin
A
-
Many
eclectus
seem
to
get
deficient
in
this
vitamin
and
as
a
result
your
eclectus
is
exposed
to
various
illness
however
I
have
never
experienced
this
issue
and
I
feel
a
good
diet
supplemented
now
and
again
with
a
good
multi-vitamin
will
erase
any
deficiency
in
this
vitamin.
Any
of
the
dark
green,
orange
and
red
fruits
and
veg
all
contain ample amounts of this vitamin. My seed mix contains pellets fortified with vitamins.
Constricted
Toe
Syndrome
-
This
is
a
condition
which
only
affects
very
young
babies.
The
constriction
is
some
living
tissue
similar
to
string
which
grows
round
a
digit
on
the
foot,
restricts
blood
and
eventually
the
tip
tissue
dies
and
falls
off.
There
is
still
no
answers
as
to
why
this
condition
occurs.
I
have
had
baby
eclectus
suffering
with
this
condition
in
the
nest,
in
brooders
and
even
occasions
when
one
chick
out
of
two
has
suffered
despite
both
siblings
being
kept
in
identical
conditions.
All
this
means
is
that
the
bird
is
missing
the
end
of
a
toe.
It’s
usually
one,
but
I
have
had
one
occasion
where
the
baby
has
lost
one
toe
on
one
foot
and
two
toes
on
another
but
this
has
been
a
one
off.
With
any
loss
of
toe’s
the
baby
has
not
been
disadvantaged
in
any
way
and
has
managed
to
climb
perch,
hang
without
any
difficulty.
I
will
alert
any
potential buyer of any of my babies which have this condition.
Plucking
-
There
are
many
varied
schools
of
thought
as
to
why
birds
pluck
ranging
from
psychological
issues,
skin
problems
such
as
eczema
and
dietary
issues.
Whenever
you
are
faced
with
a
bird
which
has
been
perfect
in
the
past
is
usually
down
to
stress
or
other
psychological
problems.
Male
eclectus
easily
surpass
the
females
for
being
pluckers
and
this
is
due
to
their
sensitive
and
unconfident
nature.
Females
do
pluck
and
I
have
two
females
who
will
pluck
to
line
their
nests
and
the
rest
of
the
year
are
feather
perfect.
Females
plucking
I
see
more
as
a
short
term
issue
often
associated
with
breeding
or
breeding
frustrations.
Male
plucking
seems
more
long
term
associated
with
psychological
issues.
Any
plucking
warrants
immediate
investigation,
in
terms
of
the
males,
consideration
needs
to
be
given
to
any
sudden
changes
in
the
bird’s
life
such
as
new
owners,
toys,
moved
to
a
different
room
new
cage
and
so
on.
There
is
no
doubt
that
if
left
unattended,
plucking
can
become
a
habit
as
constant
new
quills
cause
a
lot
of
irritation
in
the
skin.
Diet
should
be
looked
at,
new
quills
are
100%
protein,
it
is
believed
by
some
that
birds
lacking
animal
protein
in
their
diets
may
eat
their
quills.
It
is
sensible
to
give
animal
protein
even
if
its
to
eliminate
this.
Failing
elimination
of
changes,
diet
and
any
other
issues,
I
am
aware
that
vets
have
been
able
to
use
human
anti-depressants
on
parrots
with
some
success,
on
a
personal
level,
I
am
not
too
comfortable
with
these
drugs
be
it
for
humans
or
parrots
due
to
dependency cultures.
Toe
Tapping
-
Quite
simply
the
eclectus
taps
one
of
its
feet
repeatedly
on
a
perch,
no
one
knows
why
this
occurs,
it
could
be
normal
behaviour,
I
have
seen
it occasionally with my own birds but it causes me no concern.
A happy and healthy
male eclectus.
