TheBirdLady2001
Songster
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When my buttons get it, I put them in an old hamster cage with pebbles on the bottom, then pour warm water on the pebbles so they are just covered. Leave the birds in there for 1-1½ hours then the water dissolves the poo balls and the pebbles remove the dissolved bits so I won't have to do any pulling/squeezing/twisting and the toe won't be hurt.
The less you handle the bird, the less stressed it gets and 1½ hours is nearly always enough for them to walk the poo balls off themselves.
You have a very good method there... like a quail foot spa.
I did a similar thing... my cage had a wire grid bottom, so I just stood the cage in a tray of water for a while, just deep enough to cover their toes. They seemed to like to paddle about!
That sure is even less handling of the bird ^^ Unfortunately I don't want to use wire floor cages, but for this purpose I can see the advantage.