headless feather duster

[nic]

:help: feather duster shed its crown a few days ago can i assume this is its last act or will it regrow and how long will it Take :cheer:

 

[alyssia]

Mine have done this before, I think it is usually a sign of stress. It should grow back, you will probably start to see new feathers in a week or so, maybe a little longer.

 

[92protruck]

when they get bothered by somebody they toss the crown. it will grow back in a couple weeks

 

[nic]

thanks folks one other point the tube has gone black forgot to mention this will it matter

 

[alyssia]

Black? My tubes have never turned black. What are your water parameters and how long have you had the duster?

 

[farslayer]

The worm itself may be black, you may be seeing a worm without a tube? Check your calcium levels as this is used by the worm to build its happy home. They will sometimes toss their crown for various reasons, I've had them before and they have all done this. It takes a little time but it will come back.

 

[chadman]

hmmmm....i have a few feather dusters and when the one tossed its crown it was dead....i have never heard of them growing there crowns back but maybe i jsut did nto give it the chance to....

 

[alyssia]

All of mine that have thrown their crowns have grown them back. The ones that have jumped out of their tubes altogether, that's a different story. Most of them get eaten before they can build a new tube and grow new feathers.

 

[chadman]

o yeh i guess mine was the worm and all maybe...but it looked like only like 1/4 of an inch or so...are the worms very small or was this just part of the crown?

 

[alyssia]

It sounds like it was just the crown. The worms I've seen are at least an inch long.