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Why is my African grey parrot staying low on his perch for days?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | African Grey | Male

Our African grey is lying low on his perch should we be concerned he has done this for 2 days

1 Answer

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David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on January 4th, 2019

Cocacola is probably ill, but i couldn't tell you what is wrong based on this very general symptom, you will need to take him to an avian vet where a blood test and faecal exam will be done to determine what is the cause of the disease before it can be treated.
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