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Also known as Trichomoniasis caused by the protozoa Trichomonas gallinae This protozoa lives in the upper respiratory tract and may result in ulcerative lesions in the mouth, pharynx, oesophagus and crop. These lesions are called "frounce" in falconry. It is transmitted by birds regurgitating food from their crops and feeding others. Commonly from parents to young. Another species of Thrichomonas causes vomiting in budgies

Scaley face is caused by the mite Cnemidocoptes pilae. It burrows in the tissues of the legs, eyelids, beak and cere of budgies and sometimes other cage birds. It can cause the beak to overgrow. Best treatments are described as above. Ivomec is also known as Ivermectin

Coccidiosis is caused by protozoa in the family Eimeriidae which are loosely called coccidia. Species within this family are highly host specific and highly site specific within the host. Coccidiosis are infections by the genus Isospora and Eimeria (which are in the Eimeriidae family). The protozoa replicate within the cells of the small intestine inside little "capsules" called schizonts. When the schizonts rupture they cause large areas of damage and haemorrhage in the intestinal lining. Clinical Signs (CSx) of severe coccidiosis (different species have different pathogenicity and each individual host has a different immunity): Diarrhoea with or without blood and sometimes fragments of the intestinal lining. Loss of weight Dehydration Death If schizogony (asexual reproduction - occurs in the schizonts) is the main cause of pathology then oocysts (eggs) will not be present in the faeces and diagnosis is made post mortem. Different species respond differently to anti-coccidial drugs. It is generally a disease of young animals and animals crowded together under warm, moist conditions are predisposed to it. It is NOT a bacteria, therefore antibiotics will probably and most likely NOT work on them

Roundworm is the common name for Nematodes. The most common and pathogenic nematode that inhabits budgerigar intestines is Ascaridia platyceri These are large nematodes and with Ascaridia galli (which can also affect budgies, I think) can get up to 5-10cm long. They inhabit the small intestine and do not migrate around the body. Infection is by ingestion of unhatched larvae. The presence of just 1 or 2 ascarids is enough to make a budgie sick and often intestinal obstruction can result. These are very pathogenic parasites in budgies and often result in disease and death

Like I asked in your other post. Where are you getting this information from? It may pay to put the scientific names of things rather than their common name as some diseases have many common names. Personally I haven't heard or hairworm, but I would like to know if it is a nematode, trematode, cestode or even a worm at all. The reason I say this is the description you have given there would describe any intestinal parasite. Usually most pathology caused by intestinal parasites is not from competition with food but from obstruction or just general damage to the body tissues or the animal's immune response to it.

Where have you been getting your information Neat? Might pay to reference them.

Polyomavirus does not usually result in death in budgies. Here is some stuff from Australian Birdkeeper magazine on Polyomavirus by Dr Bob Doneley BVSc FACVSc: Polyomavirus can survive in the environment (i.e. outside the bird) for a considerable length of time. It is transmitted from bird to bird, the mode of transmission is uncertain but it is unlikely that it is through eggs. Adult birds rarely show signs of the illness but can be short term carriers of the virus, but continue to shed it through their droppings, urine and respiratory secretions. Budgies can continiue to shed it for 6 months, with South American species up to 3-4months. Chicks with poor immune systems become infected after hatching as they are exposed to contaminated droppings Clinical signs start to show in budgies at 10-25days old (3-4mths for macaw and eclectus), but concurrent infection with PBFD can affect the onset of clincal signs tis results in much older birds becoming sick. Many chicks will die within a few hours-days of appearance of sickness. All chicks in the nurseries will be infected before any of them show any signsa nd the result is usually death, however many budgies will survive. CSx (clinical signs) : Decreased hatching rate i.e. dead in shell Swollen abdomen Weakness Pale and bruised skin Crop stops emptying Yellow urates Death PM: Enlarged liver Multifocal haemorrhages Sequelae: Loss of flight feathers and ability to fly. Many of these birds regain their feather's over time and become normal in appearance. (Finches are affected differently All ages are affected. Their CSx are: Sudden death with survivors having overgrown beaks and abnormal feathering.) Diagnosis (Dx): Using CSx, histology, biopsy and DNA tests. Carriers rarely remain lifelong carriers. Prevention: Avoid keeping South American parrots and Eclectus with Budgies, lovebirds and cockatiels as the latter are more commonly reservoirs of the disease. New birds can be (should be) DNA tested for the disease, and quarantined for 4 weeks. Birds that test positive should be quarantined and then retested, and if clear, re quarantined for another 4 weeks. Avoid handrearing other people's birds If you have an outbreak in your budgies: Nestlings and young birds are the reservoir of the virus therefore breeding should be stopped for 4 months so that all babies are at least 6 months of age and have cleared the virus from their bodies. All young birds should be placed into isolation/quarantine and if possible adults should be removed to a clean environment. All nestboxes and wooden items should be burned or disposed of. Disinfect the aviary with phenol, bleach or stabilised chlorine dioxide - however this will not work on organic materials such as dirt floors or droppings. Vaccination is available in USA and is only really effective in Adult birds Treatment (Tx): There is no specific treatment for infected birds. Supportive care may help them survive but most birds clinically ill will dies (budgies tend to survive so I would say to stick them in the hospital cage and shower them with TLC). I hope that helps No mention of deformed beak or legs in budgies though. You seem to almost have your diseases mixed up Neat. Budgies with Polyomavirus aka French moult (or to the French as "English moult" lol) aka Budgerigar Fledgling Disease are also called "runners" or "creepers". Dehydration in fledglings can often result in loss of primary flights and tail feathers and is often mistaken for Polyomavirus.

I know there is one type of common poisonous spider that is only poisonous to humans and other primates, but not to other animals. Not sure what though.

I will pick up my fatties and throw them in the air. They can already fly so that is fine, but because they are fat they don't want to. I don't know if they like it, but being fat they have no choice lol. I do do a launch where they are sitting on my hands, i will announce that I am launching them, so if they don't like it they can get off before I do it, then I just fling them into the air. Some like it, some don't. Some come back for more. lol

Yes definitely mauve and I would say most very likely a dom pied, with the obvious yellowface. Maybe even cinnamon.

What weirded me out the first time I saw a sheep killed (on a farm), was that the intestines and stomachs continue to move even after they are removed from the body. Even the whole fact that the body itself continues to move for ages even though the animal is actually dead. Their reflexes are still intact, but not controlled for awhile afterwards as well. I have been kicked by a dead/killed cow. I had poked it and it's reflexes caused it to kick me back.

A good way to get them to fly is to hold on to their legs with one hand and move your arm up and down. This is better than throwing/launching them from your hands. This is because if they can't fly they re not able to slow their descent and can result in bruising of their keel bone and beaks as they hit the ground. The wildlife ward here rehabilitates birds by the method I proposed. Yes, if they don't fly often enough their muscles become weaker and atrophy. This is what happened with my runner Saffy. She used to be able to fly when I first got her but over time and not flying she slowly lost the strength in those muscles and was not able to fly and her keel bone was quite prominent. So if they have a prominent keel bone, because they don't fly, then using the launch method is even worse as they will be more prone to injury to their keel. You can however launch them onto soft stuff and that is fine.

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No the duck one, they couldn't figure it out on mythbusters. I think it was feasible. The king of hearts is called the suicide king. If you look at him you will see he is stabbing his head with his sword. I don't know who the other kings are supposed to be. Just wikied it... King of: Hearts: Charles (Charlemagne?) Spades: David (as in biblical king david) Diamonds: Julius Caesar Clubs: Alexander the great Interestingness

My mum's old flatmate used to have her budgies fly free like homing pigeons. They always came home for dinner. The kennels and catteries would be sound proofed lol.

That tail movement is called tail bobbing. If it is really noticeable it can indicate a sick or stressed bird. It is actually in time with their breathing. Their hearts beat at around 400bpm (beats per minute) too fast for us to tell apart.

Na na... if it is an isolated island, they won't cross the water, especially if it is a long way to fly to the next piece of land. That's how native reserve offshore islands work

Poor little girl. I think she would have had an awesome time with you. It was probably great because she got to meet other budgies (even if they were only on the other side of the room or within hearing range) and she got lots of attention form you. Hugs

I would like a nice little island then I could let my little doodz fly free with out having to worry about losing them.

Guinea pigs are very robust little dudes and never bite. They tend to be quite timid, but do talk to you and will let you know if they are hungry. "Wheep wheep!!" But they do need to be handled alot to be tame and are almost impossible to toilet train, they will go wherever they are and their bedding tends to get wet quite quickly. Rats are lovely pets to have and love their owners to bits (that's why they have the nickname of "palm-sized dog"). They are very interactive, quiet, love to climb and are hugely intelligent. They are very clean and do not smell (a bonus if you have pet rats: you don't get wild mice in your house). Girl ratties remain smaller and are very active. Boy ratties can grow quite large and are more lazy, prefferring to sit on your lap and snuggle while you watch TV. Rats are predators however, so the rattie cannot be allowed to mix with your budgies an other small pets (they are able to take on indian ringnecks (sad story about my friend whose rat leapt out of her hands ran into her flatmate's room (had the door left ajar and her indian ringneck out (which she shouldn't have out while she isn't home)) and killed the parrot - one bite to the neck ) but cats and dogs are the same so it would be the same level of caution that you would have with cats and dogs around your birds). So basically rats are like miniature dogs lol If you get a boy I would neuter him and then he will probably be even more snuggly and less likely to mark. I also just don't like their huge balls lol. I had 2 girl ratties and they were lovely. Just make sure you get baby rats that are well socialised, therefore getting them from a breeder is a good idea.

Sows will still have the occasional tiff. But her being a sow has nothing to do with what drNat said. Often hay can poke them in the eye and that can become infected or cause inflammation. Cherry eye is when the glands under the third eyelid prolapse and become inflamed.

I heard that the thunder and lightening could possibly scared the hen, causing her to scramble round, knocking the eggs and addling them, or maybe leaving them altogether. However if she leaves them and returns without having addled the eggs, the eggs should still hatch. Thunder and lightening cannot kill the eggs itself directly.

Daz you are a bundle of information. But it is your sense of humour I like best .

There is a made up pamphlet thingee available here on the forums or the FAQ.

They offered. Arkady had a few ascarid worms (not the cause of his illness) but they can grow to be quite big and life threatening, so I want to do it right. Moxidectin and Ivermectin are not very soluble in water so giving it to them that way does not work so well I am also not the best at crop tubing just yet, so I will get to practice that in safety on Thursday. My little wormy monsters