Hello, this is my first post here.
I have one conure. I keep all of his food in Tupperware containers under his cage. I have pellets, dried fruits & nuts, and seed.
I don't give him much seed, just a little bit as a treat.
I noticed a few weeks ago that his seed container has a bit of a weevil problem. I only see a few of them if I leave it open for periods of time, but usually when I feed him I open the container for a second or two and then close it. I didn't really do anything about the weevil problem because I didn't want to go out and buy a new bag of seed unless it was really necessary. My reasoning was that bugs are protein for birds, so the weevils wouldn't be a big issue. Google also kind of corroborated this.
I noticed that there is now some webbing in the container, and I've seen one moth flying around. I haven't seen any larvae or other moths. So, I'm assuming there might be moths living in there now as well.
Should I get rid of the seed? Are insects dangerous for parrots? Again, I don't give him much of the seed, so he isn't eating much from it. However, I know that over time the moths will just eat all of my seed and it won't be usable anymore.
I keep all of his food far away from my pantry or anywhere that could also be touched by moths. His cage is clean and there is no evidence of insects there.
I have one conure. I keep all of his food in Tupperware containers under his cage. I have pellets, dried fruits & nuts, and seed.
I don't give him much seed, just a little bit as a treat.
I noticed a few weeks ago that his seed container has a bit of a weevil problem. I only see a few of them if I leave it open for periods of time, but usually when I feed him I open the container for a second or two and then close it. I didn't really do anything about the weevil problem because I didn't want to go out and buy a new bag of seed unless it was really necessary. My reasoning was that bugs are protein for birds, so the weevils wouldn't be a big issue. Google also kind of corroborated this.
I noticed that there is now some webbing in the container, and I've seen one moth flying around. I haven't seen any larvae or other moths. So, I'm assuming there might be moths living in there now as well.
Should I get rid of the seed? Are insects dangerous for parrots? Again, I don't give him much of the seed, so he isn't eating much from it. However, I know that over time the moths will just eat all of my seed and it won't be usable anymore.
I keep all of his food far away from my pantry or anywhere that could also be touched by moths. His cage is clean and there is no evidence of insects there.