How to trim a parakeets beak safely

Do you have a cuddle bone in the cage if not one would be good to get thats how birds keep their becs sharp and trim but if not i would make appointment for the bird specialist to do it do this as soon as possible cause if not it will die

Birds normaly do not need their beaks trimmed. it is usually caused by a underlying problem. is your bird on a seed diet? this could be the problem. cuttle bones are not necessary if your bird is on a good pellet diet. i would try to get a appt. with a avian specialists to have them trim the beak safely, do some bloodwork and talk about diet. please don't try trimming the beak you could do more harm then good. birds do go down hill fast , definately if they are not eating.

A curved beak that is going towards his throat means that he does not have something to grind his beak on...additionally, if a bird is content, he will grind his own beak when preparing to roost for the night--do you cover his cage at night? do you provide a cage that is square (birds hate round cages), and do you have one part of the cage against a wall with a quiet area he can go to to relax? most birds, when they are content will move their beaks back and forth and this keeps it short--you can also give him things like a cuttle bone, but this is more for calcium than it is for beak care...small pieces of soft bird approved wood are also good for them to chew on.

If you are trained in toweling your bird and the bird is used to having its wings and nails clipped, then you can use a simple emery board to gently run it under the sharp point (one direction only--do not saw on it)...if your bird is toweled and calm...if you are not trained in this procedure, i would contact a good avian vet or even a good petstore that offers wing/nail services...

best of luck!

If you have never attempted to trim a bird's beak, I would recommend (as the others have) that you take the bird into an Avian Vet or Avian pet store. Sometimes regular pet stores will do beak, claw and wing clipping. You can ask them to show you how you can do it yourself but it's an extremely delicate process. A bird's beak, although it doesn't look like it or seem like it, is full of blood just like their claws. You don't have to go far to draw blood on a bird and for a Parakeet, they can only lose 1 teaspoon of blood and they will die so they are very fragile. Also, never attempt to use scissors or nail clippers on a bird's beak.

Here is further information on beaks that might be of interest to you. Good luck!
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=1390