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Good afternoon all. We are new to this group and would really appreciate any help we can get…
We recently relocated to the Republic of Panama. We are situated in the mountains about midway in the country. Some of the indigenous folks gave us a young (told to be male) toucan. We are not sure how long they had had him, but he looks very scruffy and missing feathers, as well as a 1/4 inch hole at the end of his upper beak. We didn’t think he would be able to go back into the wild so we have done research on food etc.. which is limited it seems to birds that have been breed. Please if anyone could give us suggestions to his care we would greatly appreciate it. BTW he is a KEEL BILLED.
We recently relocated to the Republic of Panama. We are situated in the mountains about midway in the country. Some of the indigenous folks gave us a young (told to be male) toucan. We are not sure how long they had had him, but he looks very scruffy and missing feathers, as well as a 1/4 inch hole at the end of his upper beak. We didn’t think he would be able to go back into the wild so we have done research on food etc.. which is limited it seems to birds that have been breed. Please if anyone could give us suggestions to his care we would greatly appreciate it. BTW he is a KEEL BILLED.
Answered by Dr. Brian Speer, DVM:
I am attaching some links to Jerry Jenning's website at Emerald Forest Bird Gardens for a series of leads that should help you with several of your husbandry concerns.Home page: http://www.emeraldforestbirds.com/
Preparation of food: http://www.emeraldforestbirds.com/Food.html
Care sheet: http://www.emeraldforestbirds.com/CareSheet.htm
Information sheet for this species: http://www.emeraldforestbirds.com/keelbill2.htm
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