Dont bite there!

[Kasper2reds]

I occasionally catch Duke, my juvenile red foot (6.5 inches) biting at the scales on his front legs. What is causing this behavior? Is it something I should be worried about? Or is it just an itch?

 

[mel262011]

Sometimes redfoots get food in their scales, so they bite at them to get it out. Of course it could be an itch too

 

[Kasper2reds]

Thanks Mel, so its nothing to be too alarmed over? Just natural behavior?

 

[HarleyK]

I occasionally catch Duke, my juvenile red foot (6.5 inches) biting at the scales on his front legs. What is causing this behavior? Is it something I should be worried about? Or is it just an itch?

Nice redfoot! How big is she?

 

[Kasper2reds]

Thanks Harley, Duke is a he and he's almost 7 inches across his plastron. I have a baby cherry head too named Dutch who is about 9 months old maybe a little bit smaller than a cup coaster

 

[mel262011]

I wouldn't get worried unless they do it all the time and are biting the scales off, then I would take them to the vet.