hey guys, one of my young birds lately has developed a problem with his feathers growing... they looked tattered and weren't developing properly... for a closer inspection i plucked one the looked as though it had blood on it and on it eating through the quill i found a group of little mites... they dont look like normal mites i've seen on birds wings and so on before as they're not quite so long and slender... these are more short and fat like a tick... could they perhaps be babies? or jsut another kind? ... i have a picture of one to show you... if any of you know what they're, how to treat them or what they're actually doing to my baby's feathers the help would be appreciated i wanna make sure i get the right mite treatment not just any kind

cheers

You seem to have bird mites

 

http://www.sherlockpest.com.au/mites.htm

 

Avian liquid insecticide is good sprayed over the birds feathers to rid the bird itself of them, but you need to spray the birds cage, perches etc.

 

I also use a ivermectin that goes in their water.

thanks kaz well that'll make treating easy he was bred in a cabinet so that box is getting torched and parents done over with the spray also before being released back into the aviary but i'll give the aviary and perches a treat also just in case.

cheers libby

KAZ......where can i get ivermectin from???

and is this something i should start putting in my babies water now?

is it something you use all the time in water or only for infected birds?

 

Sammy and "Didi"

KAZ......where can i get ivermectin from???

and is this something i should start putting in my babies water now?

is it something you use all the time in water or only for infected birds?

 

Sammy and "Didi"

If you were to join a bird or budgerigar club you would find supplies sold within the club. Petshops arent a good place to shop for budgie medicines, Some vets sell products over the counter.

I do not agree with using products for no good reason, so I wont say if you should be using it for your birds or not unless I have more details.

If you can get some spot on Ivermectin I think that's the best way to go. If you treat each bird with one drop on it's skin, it remains active for something like 21 days & not only your mite problem, but also any other mite or internal parasite that drinks their blood will be removed. As the mites eat from the birds with this product you don't need to spray, as over the 21 period even eggs will hatch & as soon as they feed be removed. After using the one spot on treatment, for scaly mite I have had no return problems. I don't like using chemicals as much as possible, but have had no problems with Ivermectin if careful to not overdo it. It should be used only when you see a problem, or at the most once a year if no further problem occurs.

 

All birds should be treated at the one time for success, even birds that you can't see a problem on, as untreated birds will reinfect the others.

Edited October 4, 200717 yr by Norm

thanks norm.....some good info there.

KAZ.... my bird does not have mites but am just intrested in to how people stay on top of this problem.

So its best to treat when mites appear and not have the birds treated all

the time to prevent mites?

Just re-educating my self on the problems that may occur owning Budgies again :rip:

 

cheers Sam

thanks norm.....some good info there.

KAZ.... my bird does not have mites but am just intrested in to how people stay on top of this problem.

So its best to treat when mites appear and not have the birds treated all

the time to prevent mites?

Just re-educating my self on the problems that may occur owning Budgies again :rip:

 

cheers Sam

Sam, I do use some forms of regular maintenance treatments like this. During summer I use the ivermectin ( water soluable ) treatment once a month. That helps with mites and worms and feather lice. During the rest of the year it is in their water every 3 months. Any birds I see with a visual problem like scalyface or feather mites get spot on ivermectin treatment. Any incoming birds automatically get the spot on ivermectin too. The fact that my current aviaries are on soil floors makes treatment for mites, worms and such more important than say, a bird in a cage, as the soil floor aviaries can help reinfect the birds. Check to see if your bird vet sells the ivermectin spot on over the counter, the water one I havent seen at the vets, but we get our through our bird club.

Cheers Kaz

thanks Kaz.....thats very helpfull

will make a note of that info

 

cheers Sam

Do you think a Vet would get in the water stuff if asked? What about something like a bath solution or something?

Do you think a Vet would get in the water stuff if asked? What about something like a bath solution or something?

You can get a product called AIL or Avian Liquid Insecticide which can be used to spray on the birds feathers for feather mites. This can be bought from bird places, pet stores ( maybe ) and possibly vets.

Thanks KAren, i have a spray on type but i was thinking that bathing them in something mite be easier, my new birds have mites but they are quarintined in a cage other than my 3 budgies, should i do them also? or is it only caught via contact?

 

Ps sorry to hijack the thread

Thanks KAren, i have a spray on type but i was thinking that bathing them in something mite be easier, my new birds have mites but they are quarintined in a cage other than my 3 budgies, should i do them also? or is it only caught via contact?

 

Ps sorry to hijack the thread

You are way better to use the spot on ivermectin. If you cannot source it let me know.

Ill give my vet a call tomorrow and see if they can help thanks:)

 

ps im about to put up some more pics of the ummm cant remember what its called... the yellow one haha

:budgiedance: :sad: Give me strenght.