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Q: Does anyone know why my parakeets nose might be looking dry. I have 2 and one's nose is nice and pink and the cockatiel's nose is looking pretty pink but a different shad (as it's always been) So do you think maybe she isn't drinking enough water or something or is it too hot? Any ideas? Thank you.

The colorful strip where their nostrils are located are called "ceres" and it is normal for them to shed/peel every once in a while like we shed our skin.

And yes, their nose color changes. Usually, you can't tell the gender of the babies until they mature. Females ceres usually get brown/pink and males violet/blue.

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