Nail clipping is often necessary for housebirds who don't wear down their nails. Beak clipping is required less frequently, although a chronically overgrown beak may signal a problem. Wing clipping is an important maintenance procedure for birds that may escape or injure themselves if allowed to fly free. Most bird owners prefer to have their veterinarian perform these grooming services. Birds often chew on objects and can ingest fatal fragments of lead.
Some houseplants are poisonous to birds who nibble on vegetation.