Hi all

This is my first post in this forum and its a question about my budgies problem.

I have a show lutino female she is healthy and eating fine but the her cere does not look okay, it kind of looks like it has been eaten by bacteria or something. its not smooth anymore.

can anyone tell me what it might be and how to treat it..... i dont have any vet near me who deals in birds infact vets in my part of the world know nothing about birds.

Hello there, lovely to have a poster from Pakistan. It sounds like she may have scaley face mites. I am assuming that you are not talking about the normal brown crusty cere hens get when they are in breeding condition. Have a look at the link that I have given below. The picture shows quite a bad case of scaley face mites, but it shows you the types of holes they can make, especially on the sides of the mouth in that picture.

 

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...d=36&artlang=en

 

You need to get a good mite treatment, the best solution for scaley face is ivermectin, which can treat the condition very quickly. If you cannot get ivermectin from a vet then I would suggest using a feather lice and mite spray that you should be able to get at a pet supply store and also treat the area using baby oil. Rub the oil on her cere and also on her legs, which can also be affected by these mites. Be careful to not block the nostril with the oil though. It may take some time to fix the problem, so continue with the oil until you are sure they are gone.

 

Hope this helps,

 

 

Feathers.

Edited June 4, 200718 yr by feathers

Just a note too if she could be in breeding condition, where the cere becomes crusty and a very dark brown. So before you treat her make sure it is really scaley face as Aly as a great picture and has explained it well so you should be able to tell the difference.

 

Let us know or even post a picture of her and we are not vets but we can help you out.

Just a note too if she could be in breeding condition, where the cere becomes crusty and a very dark brown. So before you treat her make sure it is really scaley face as Aly as a great picture and has explained it well so you should be able to tell the difference.

 

Let us know or even post a picture of her and we are not vets but we can help you out.

 

Thanks for your help guys i am sure its not because of the breeding condition, i had doubt that it was scaly mites so thought i should get a second opinion. The case with my bird is not as bad as of the bird in the link given but it might get bad so i need to act quick.

I will check to see if i can get the medicine

Thanks again guys

 

PS i dont know how to add a picture to the post could you advise?

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Thank you

Good luck, let me know if i can be of any assistance too. By the way do you know we are having show in October? visit www.BestBirdShow.com

Naveed

if it just got brown and crusty she is simply in breeding condition.

 

Elly, where in the Faq is the thing with breeding condtition vs. scaly face?? That will proably help her.

Aly posted it in her explanation :grbud: the link.