poop stuck to/around vent/bum
by Kandice
(Montreal, Qc)
I just got a 10 week old budgie from Safari pet center and he has had poop stuck to his tail feathers and around his vent each morning (I've had him for three days). I have been cleaning it with a warm cloth so far.
He is presently on an all-seed diet as is my other male budgie (about 14 weeks old), but the older one does not have the same issue. There are no vets that will look at birds in my area or anywhere accessible to me. I think it's a sign of infection or dehydration, but I have seen him eating and drinking. Is this maybe due to the change in diet from the pet store food to mine?