My peacock swallowed a thick rubberband, will he be able to pass it?

[doudini2]

Hi everyone, long time,
First issue with my one year old peacock. He eats stuff all the time, plant soil, pieces of paper or string that he steals.
But today I saw him grab a rubberband that fell on the floor. It is the kind that holds bunches of asparagus or dandelion together in a grocery store, 3" long and 0.25 " wide. I ran after him, and cornered him fast and as I was grabbing his neck, in a second he gobbled it down.

Please tell me that their gastric juices are strong enough to eat this up. I have never seen any objects he swallowed in his poop, but he has not been sick as of now.
Should I be worried the band will tangle his intestines?
Any experience with this or recommendation?


Thank you.
Kat

 

[trailchick]

Can you catch the bird to see if it has passed out of his crop? I think it would be better to swallow something soft and rubbery than something that could puncture the lining along the digestive tract. Keep a close eye on him and if you can watch for it in his poop. I think he will be fine after 24-36 hours have passed & nothing seems to be noticibly wrong with him. Watch to see that he is eating and drinking well. If he seems to get sick, I would start looking for a solution, ie, online searches for the ingestion of foreign bodies, & what to do. If it stays in his crop there is the possiblity of infection setting in, or of blockage. I dont know how acidic avian gastric juice is, but would feel better if I knew is went on down, passed the crop.
Would like to see what others say. Anybody, with ideas?