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    Beak "tusks" ???

    She has worked on a cuttle before. There is still a piece in with her but I think she ignores that now. I might get a new one and see if it interest her again. I usually only tear her food in to 2 inch sized pieces so she has to rip it with her feet and beak. She gets the odd pellet a couple of...
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    Beak "tusks" ???

    Our Shelby has developed what look like small tusks to the side of her beak. I'm not sure they are normal. Is her beak a little long? She doesn't have any issues eating and is otherwise healthy and active (to active my wife would say). Sorry about the dirt on her face. Photos were post soak...
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    What de-worming medication and where?

    So I tried soaking it in to a couple of pieces of pellets but even with them damp it wouldn't soak in properly and I'd have had to use 20 pieces to get it all in to her unfortunately. Got it in buy feeding her the pellet pieces and picking her up just as she took it then putting the syringe in...
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    What de-worming medication and where?

    Thanks. I'll try both methods.
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    What de-worming medication and where?

    So I have to convince Shelby to drink liquid from a syringe. 0.5ml today and 0.25ml for the next 4 days. Anyone any tips on how to get her to take it for me?
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    What de-worming medication and where?

    My 5 year old popped out this live worm today while she was being bathed and her enclosure refreshed. She's only about 5 to 6 inches herself and this thing is about 3 inches. She hasn't' been off in any way. Eating normally and active as she normally would be. I assume since this thing was...
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    Radiated blocked.

    Your pharmacy should have liquid paraffin. It's used for humans with constipation as well. If not try a health food store. This is exactly what you are looking for. https://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/liquid-paraffin/prd-4r
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    Is this Cat's Ear?

    Dublin is very cosmopolitan all right but I don't live close enough to the city to make it a quick easy trip in. The outskirts, while very diverse in culture now still haven't got many markets let alone ones with Asian or other influences. Looked at all the on line resources I can find but none...
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    Is this Cat's Ear?

    Not what we would call Dock anyway. That has a wide large more rounded leaf here at least. It's a pity I can't identify it. Not many weeds about as we go into autumn and winter here but this one seems to be still growing well compared to the usual edible ones. At the moment there is still a...
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    Is this Cat's Ear?

    I'm thinking this is Cat's Ear but haven't seen it flower. The leaves are smooth but I thought Cat's Ear was slightly hairy. And if it is just to confirm, I'm right in saying this is okay for my Hermann's. The amount of dandelion and plantain is reducing rapidly at this time of year but this...
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    Have I got it wrong on my table

    Thanks, Putting an edge on the shelf this evening all right. Food wise she gets a good hand full in the morning and that is taken out in the evening and a fresh bit put in. (at this time of year it's mainly a mix of dandelion leaf, baby gem lettuce and, if I can get it, some Kale)(Once a week we...
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    Have I got it wrong on my table

    I am trying to work out if I have got anything wrong with the table I have built for my 4 year old Hermanns. This is her second table which is about 1 1/2 time the size of her last one. It is 1.1m long and 0.6m wide. She is only still small. As you can see I've given her a few different surfaces...
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