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  1. Ladymoonah

    Help...Mozzie attack!!

    Hi we have recently had a lot of flooding in my area and are now plague portions of mosquito and other flying bugs what is safe to use around the house and are my new born budgies at risk.(in an aviary nest box being cared for buy mum and dad).. ? ... thanks
  2. Z

    Pesticide and birds?

    My mom had been planning on spraying pesticide because of ants coming out due to the summer for a while now. I have tried to convince her to try other methods instead, but since ants still crawled out of nowhere after wiping the entire house clean with some baking soda and vinegar mix, she...
  3. Scarlet&Annie

    Are Mosquitoes are concern?

    Usually don't have many in the house/my room but want to be on the cautious side. Are they a concern for my little Conure? Thanks!
  4. Zoepr143

    Pictures Identifying a wasp/bee nest

    Hi! I know this is off topic but I love this community and would rather post this here than any other forum :grouphug2: Not too long ago my parents decided to renovate their bedroom. When they had to tear part of the wall open to place their new insulation they discovered this: It was...
  5. Hoshi

    Fruit flies!

    Fruit flies have been a huge problem for me this summer! I've tried fly tape and using an apple cider vinegar trap, but they don't seem to be doing enough. Whenever I go to the cage to change the food and water they are covering the outside by his food dishes and flying around the remaining...
  6. keikoasmom

    Bugs! Tiny Blck Beetles, Help!

    I think they might be carpet Beetles, bu not sure. I need to ask my son, who was an amateur entymologist..... I think they came in a seed mix, or from outdoors? And only a few at first. I tried spraying with Tea Tree Oil and water, and a Pantry Pest Trap, but they are still all over...
  7. Zoepr143

    Video Eeek! Bugs in my millet

    I was cutting up millet for some foraging toys and i saw a bug crawling out of the millet...ew This was my first time seeing it so I immediately looked it up and it said to freeze the millet to kill any bugs, but they would still be in there right...so are there other ways to remove them or...
  8. Parakeet88

    Fruit fly traps that actually work?

    I currently have a bunch of fruit flies in my apartment and my GCC screams every time he sees one. I'm trying to get rid of them so he can stop screaming lol I've tried the little apple traps but no flies were in it after I had it set up for over a week. I know my options are limited because of...
  9. birdashes

    Your cockatoo and bugs...

    Alright I have to post this because I'm so curious :D Silly post! Valentine the RB2 HATES bugs. They are his mortal enemy. He gets so angry and upset when he sees one... You get the whole crest up, obnoxious screaming, beak banging , lunging, fluffed up angry cockatoo package! ;) At first when...
  10. Dostc426

    Bird Safe Ways to Prevent Mosquitoes in the House?

    Hi everyone! My boyfriend, conure, and I moved into a new apartment a couple of months ago, and we notice that we find the occasional mosquito flying around in our apartment! We want to take precautions because they have already bitten me, and we just want to make sure that they don't go for our...
  11. taxidermynerd

    I'm freaking out

    Apparently my dad saw what he thought was a cockroach in the bathroom. Our house isn't absolutely spotless, but it's definitely not that bad. All food is sealed in containers and baggies. All dishes go in the sink right away, after being thoroughly washed. Food wrappers and things get thrown...
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