Why Is My Parrot Throwing Up On Me?

It is important to determine if your parrot is throwing up on you or just regurgitating. If you are unsure please call your vet and if your parrot is truly throwing up please book an appointment with your vet.

How to know if it is regurgitation or actually throw up

Regurgitating is bringing up undigested food.

Throw-up is bringing up digested food – needs urgent vet care.

Is It Normal?

Regurgitation can be normal. When budgies are fed seeds they can regurgitate them for their cage mates when they are excited. That being said it can also be a hormonal behaviour so it is important to make sure you are not triggering hormones, and making your parrot think you are their mate.

If your parrot is regurgitating often seek a vet.

Causes

 

• • They think you are their mate

• • To feed their young

• • Medical issues/crop irritation

• • petting your parrot in areas that trigger hormones

• • not enough sleep – think it is breeding season

• • heaping bowl of food all the time

• • toys – some toys are hormonal triggers for some parrots

• • it can be a bonding behaviour

Problems it can cause

 

• • behavioural issues

• • egg laying and even binding in females

• • can also be a sign of underlying health condition

• • if not triggered by hormones or health conditions it is completely fine an should not have any effects on your parrots long term

Solution

 

• • on inappropriate petting

• • 12 – 14 hours of sleep to ensure bird does not thing it is breeding season

• • do not positively reinforce the behaviour

If you can rule out health and hormones causing regurgitation I honestly would not be too concerned it is a natural behaviour for parrots are a sign of courtship in flock mates, but it is important to ensure your parrot is not ill since once a parrot starts showing signs of sickness it can be life threatening. Sign of a sick budgie/parakeet/parrot