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  1. T

    Help! Give me link to Ivermectin 0.1% - Mite treatment for small birds

    Help! Give me link to Ivermectin 0.1% - Mite treatment for small birds I have 4 budgies and 2 cockatiels all I believe have feathered mites. One showing signs for 2 months vet can’t see me till May 13. I don’t want them to die. The ones that’s bad has gotten super bad in 1 day. All feathers...
  2. M

    Rescue with mites

    I generally rehab wild mammals. I’ve done a few wild birds but none that were abandoned or abused pets. Someone brought me a quaker parrot/parrotlet recently and all parrot rescue facilities remotely close to me were full and the really good one had a waiting list. So for the time being I have...
  3. Pastel

    Urgent Budgie scaly mites?

    Hi everyone, I just noticed crust around my two budgie's ceres... do you guys think it's scaly mites? Their beaks were fine just yesterday... i could also be the new veggie chop i gave them (i change my recipe every batch i make and the vet says it's fine if they're used to constant change)...
  4. Quailer2

    How should convince my parents to bring my birds to the vet?

    Today, when I was hand-feeding my female zebra finch Flower, I looked at her feet and saw something I did not expect. Her feet were covered in white stuff (probably scaly mites) and the part of her feet between the three-toe section and the hallux was pink. So I am thinking that they have...
  5. R

    Cockatiel is super itchy! Need advice!

    Hi my one and a half year old cockatiel has been itching like crazy and when she preens will make little painful cries. I'm not sure if shes maybe shes itchy because she about to molt? But she hasn't started losing feathers so I'm not sure. Will they get itchy before molting? Could it be mites...
  6. TheMacDadd

    URGENT There are mites in my birds cage

    Ok, so there are mites in my birds cage and as soon as I noticed i RAN to the store to grab some cleaning products so I can deep clean his cage. which of these products are appropriate to clean his cage? the first product is: all natural distilled white vinegar 2nd: dawn dishwash liquid soap...
  7. Wordbird23

    Sudden Allergies?

    I have a Green Cheek Conure, this summer will be my fourth year will him and I have had him since he was two months old. I’ve noticed suddenly in Oct 2020 that I break out in hives on my arms and hands at random, and the last week have developed itchy dry eyes. I don’t know if it is possible to...
  8. S

    Are these mites on the canary?

    Hi, This canary flew to us asking for help, looks like it was really tired and needed a safe place to rest. Now, we have budgies and we're definitely keeping them away from the canary as we're trying to help her. We just noticed something around her eyes, are these mites? If so we're going to...
  9. Beki lou

    Mite scars?

    Hello.... I was just wondering if anyone could answer my query re my ino hen who’s in treatment for bad scaly face mites. She is getting better slowly I’ve noticed after nearly 2 weeks after her dose and I’m sure some of the nasty scales or scars on her eye have started to fall off? I’m...
  10. Jean20057

    SCATT for birds

    Ok, so I just got some SCATT for Perry. I know we have to put the drop on him on the back of his neck (?), but is there a place precisely that I should be putting said drop? Because they rub their heads on their preen gland, I just don't want him to accidently end up with the SCATT on his...
  11. M

    I have a problem in my new birds with quarantine session

    Hi, Few days ago I bought some Budgies and keep them in separate room and in separate cages from my aviary for 16 days. In this last 2 weeks I notice they are healthy. In this last 2 weeks I give them spray for mites, anti viral medicine spray and give them to natural remedies against virus...
  12. TurquoiseBirb

    What Is On My New Cockatiel?

    I have looked EVERYWHERE to try and find out what this thing is , and he wont let me get a good look at it. Also, does he possibly have mites?
  13. VelvetMariposa

    Quaker Itchy Foot

    Hello everyone! I recently got a little Quaker called Bobbi who is currently about 21 weeks old. He’s a very active bird, constantly chirping away and moving around his cage. Unfortunately, when we first got him, he had mites, lice or something similar and was constantly scratching and getting...
  14. EPS

    Bird mites in spray millet?!

    Hi all - Has anyone experienced bird mites or bird mites in spray millet?! I am very concerned because I think I've spotted mites while cleaning up after my bird. I have a suspicion that they might have been blood mites, so I inspected my bird's head and feet a few hours after lights out...
  15. M

    HELP- unhealthy feathers

    Hello! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I need help to figure out whats wrong with my budgie Maya, but first, little bit about her: -She does not like human interaction but trusts me enough to let me feed her, have my...
  16. Spudpig

    Mites! Maybe...

    I sold a old ferret cage and went over to the new owners house to help set it up. While there I met, played with and handled her ferrets. I then found out they just got back from the vet that day and have eat mites! I got home and threw my shoes in the freezer, put clothes in laundry and took a...
  17. birbie

    mites on budgies

    I recently took 2 of my budgies to the vet and she said they have knemidokoptes mites; I had taken them in because I thought one of them had bumblefoot, and the other needed a nail trim, but she said both of them have mites and other birds in the room might be affected as well. She recommended...
  18. L

    MITES???

    Hi. I found a several bugs the size of a pin dot. One in a drawer on paper and several on a paper plate under my dogs bowel. I've never seen these before here! Could they be mites from my tiel? I found my tiel a few months ago in my yard. He spent about 2 weeks coming to my feeder and...
  19. Nimily

    Urgent African Grey Bald Spots - Worried

    Hello everyone, About three and a half years ago, I was given the most amazing opportunity (because of these forums) to adopt my African Grey Henry. Henry is now 14 years old, and has only plucked once in his life during a time of distress many, many years ago (literally he plucked for one day...
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