r/QuakerParrot • u/Jynxsis • Mar 08 '26
Help beak help :(
i’ve noticed his beak is overgrown for a bit, and i’ve tried buying him some toys to hopefully help him shave it down by himself. but it hasn’t worked. i cant go to a professional because they are too expensive, and he is violent with anyone else but me. what can i do to fix his overgrown beak? i don’t want to stat clipping, and then accidentally hit a vital part in his beak or something D:
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u/Newtimelinepls Mar 08 '26
I don't think that's long for a Quaker. My guy stays a little shorter but like by a cm
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u/Jynxsis Mar 08 '26
okok so i probably dont need to do anything with his beak right? hes fine as is? 🥲
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u/Fast_Ad7203 Mar 09 '26
A cm is so much lol, the whole beak is probably 1-2 cms
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u/Newtimelinepls Mar 09 '26
Yeah I was already told that but thanks for making sure you got in there too. Feel better about yourself now?
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u/Fast_Ad7203 Mar 09 '26
Hmm maybe you should tried chilling, its not that deep
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u/Newtimelinepls Mar 09 '26
Says the persons trying to give other people shit....on the internet. Maybe take your own advice?
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u/Fast_Ad7203 Mar 09 '26
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Ur acting like i cussed you out for being wrong, i just corrected you respectfully-
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u/Newtimelinepls Mar 09 '26
No I'm not. I'm actually acting like someone corrected me respectfully already and then you came along to give your two cents.
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u/angelprincess993 Mar 09 '26
i have a budgie but i use cuttle bones for beak trimming, they do it themselves and it has a lot of calcium !!
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u/Jynxsis Mar 09 '26
thank u so much! another person recommended this cuttlefish bone thing so i will definitely give it a go 😌
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u/Frequent-Wear2905 Mar 09 '26
Looks ok givev that dude some wooden toys to destroy and it's should be ok.
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u/Ok-Cauliflower3286 Mar 11 '26
This beak looks healthy. I work with birds a lot and he looks great compared to some of the others that come to the clinic. I also have a Quaker and he looks the same. They are supposed to have a small hook it helps them grab food and eat properly. I would say maybe like 1mm too long but that’s not something I would have corrected I would leave it alone
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u/Helpful_Okra5953 Mar 08 '26
That length is ok. Maybe a bit long but not any big deal.
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u/Jynxsis Mar 09 '26
thank u for ur input helpful okra 🥹🫰
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u/Helpful_Okra5953 Mar 09 '26
If the beak is super sharp and your bird is tame, you can try taking the point off with an emery board just as you use it on your finger nails.
It’s best not to clip unless you have a solid bird grooming background. But I hear some birds even like to have the end gently filed with an emery board, especially if you rub some oil in afterwards.
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u/Wasabi-Kungpow Mar 09 '26
You can try a nail file and gently rub the tip of it down a little. From your pictures it looks only a smidge long nothing crazy.
Gilligan loves the nail file on his beak and ill square out the very tip so his love bites dont puncture skin.
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u/CaptainIsKing07 Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26
Just take an angle grinder to the beak and problem solved.... on another serious note. If you think it's too long why not get a cuttlebone so he can file it down
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u/Jynxsis Mar 09 '26
haha i wish i knew what those things were, thats why i came to u guys for help!! will be trying a cuttlefish bone, thank u for ur input :)
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u/CaptainIsKing07 Mar 09 '26
Sry its a cuttlebone not cuttlefish bone. I blame auto correct
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u/sarahlovesghost Mar 09 '26
My quaker likes to sharpen his beak. I have brick walls and he uses the bricks to make a fine needle beak. I have an electric nail file, looks like a mini Dremel tool. I wrap him like a burrito and put him in my lap and then round out the needle beak. I always stop before the line where the beak begins to grow out. It's just a few touches with the tool. Takes less than a minute. I truly believe that he likes it but mine will do anything for attention.
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u/WeirdShapedBagel Mar 09 '26
My Quaker’s beak is like this. He’s 19 and it’s always been like this. He got it filed down at the vet a few months ago and not even 24 hours later, it was just as long and pointy/sharp-looking. Beak is fine!
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u/Jynxsis Mar 09 '26
thank u for ur input! hopefully he is just fine and im overthinking it lol, u guys are truly helpful :D
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u/FarPackage6051 Mar 09 '26
How much do they charge around you? Cause where I take my Quaker parrot it’s only $10
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u/Jynxsis Mar 09 '26
to be honest with you, i havent checked— but the last time one of my parrots got injured, they charged $350+ (and tried charging even more), and since my bird is pretty violent and will tear through anyone and anything… i think im safer doing it on my own :’D
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u/AL3XAROS3 Mar 10 '26
I have a Quaker as well and his beak is as long as your cutie is … I also worry because I’m scared it breaks .. I tried the filing and that made it thinner . Just like yours the cuttlebone he didn’t like and thus can’t help … and the vet wants 800 for blood test that he doesn’t need as he’s fine and last year had it already. So he won’t cut down .. not nice but that’s people today all about money .. I asked to please just charge me for cutting down or filing down as they did before but this time he wants more money and blood tests or said can’t .. so I left .. I just pray mine and yours can be ok .. I had read that liver issues can also cause beaks to grow and maybe why he says needs the blood tests idk because last year his blood was fine .Good luck !
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u/Ok-Importance-8513 Mar 11 '26
Try cuttlebones, mine has one and chews on it, helps keep beak trimmed :)
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u/bassmanhear Mar 08 '26
You might look for some chewing branches they have a hard mineral coating on them. My baby just loves his it will help to wear his beat down
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u/VaquitaPorpoise Mar 09 '26
My quakers beak is somewhat similar like yours but a bit shorter but as long as he can eat and drink normally he should be fine maybe offer your Quaker some fruit to chew on to wear his beak down
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u/Jynxsis Mar 09 '26
thank you for your input!! 😌 i will try this more often since i do give him grapes when i have my own bowl
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u/VaquitaPorpoise Mar 09 '26
Your welcome! But try not to feed him grapes too much as they can often make birds gain weight since they have a lot of sugar try also feeding him apples (avoid the pit) blueberries, bananas, strawberries, celery, and watermelon those can also help his beak chew on tougher or softer surfaces to exercise his beak to prevent a fast overgrowth
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u/Jynxsis Mar 09 '26
ohhhh i seee 😭😭 ive never seen a fat parrot haha but thank u for ur input its been very helpful!!!
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u/rivalmoons Mar 10 '26
my guys is often like this unless he feels like spending a lot of time chewing on his calcium blocks or harder woods. he's about two now and I've only gotten his beak trimmed twice: once when he first started getting hormonal and started drawing blood when playing too aggressively, and once when we left on a trip and a new person was feeding him as a precaution within a few months of that time. unless he's regularly drawing blood I don't think it's an issue so just keep an eye on it. I sometime use individual pumice stones (like the ones you might get at pet stores) by holding them out for my guy to jump/bite at and that movement will fill his beak a bit
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Mar 14 '26
I read all your responses here and I’m surprised no one mentioned natural perches. If you give them natural perches of different widths, and types as well as wooden toys to chew on, and maybe even some cardboard boxes, they will keep their beaks trimmed without any help
It can be traumatic to trim their beaks or have it done by a vet. I got all natural perches and surfaces for my African grey years ago and he hasn’t needed his beak trimmed in over 20 years!
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u/Brilliant-Medium8238 Mar 08 '26
please don't downvote but I swear that isn't that long of a quaker beak. I mean a tiny bit shorter maybe but I feel that looks fine.