Ticks of parrots

Mites in parrots can cause various diseases - depending on the type of mite. The smallest mites in parrots are acariform ticks, or rather, parasitic family of acarid mites. There are a huge number of kinds of feathersticks. They settle on the skin of parrots and feathers. Sometimes a single bird is parasitized by several species of ticks, each on its plumage site. Feed feather tongs with grease plumage, dead skin scales of the epidermis of feathers and skin.

Often there are gamas ticks in parrots (red bird pincers). Most often they fall into a parrot cage withfood, land and sand. Wild birds can also enter them. Gamas mites are active at night, and in the daytime they hide in bedding, cracks, under the bark of stumps and branches, etc. If the bird becomes restless at night, begins to shake off, leaves the chicks or masonry, the culprits can be just gas mites. They can be seen even with the naked eye - their clusters resemble red dots.

To get rid of ticks, you need Process the bird cage and all objects inside it with hot water and an insecticide, replace it with sand and litter. Insecticide should be bought at a pet store and accurately observe the dosage indicated on the package - an overdose can harm the health of the bird.

But most often the phrase "mites in parrots" means scabies mites. Scabies mites in the parrot cause a disease called kemidokoptoz (in other words, scabies). Most often, the itch mite affects wavy parrots, but large species of parrots are also not insured against scabies. Scabies tick is passed from bird to bird, for people and animals it is not dangerous.

Scabies mites in parrots can cause scabies not at once. A fully healthy bird may show no signs of ticks - the defenses of the body will not giveto multiply the parasite. But the weakening of immunity, infectious diseases, stress, poor living conditions, improper feeding can "start" kemidokoptoz.

Usually, itch attacks mucosal areas of the body - the surface of the beak, wax, uneven part of the legs, the skin around the cloaca and around the eyes. On the affected areas appear spongy growths of dirty white or grayish-yellow color. The tick causes itching in the affected areas, so the bird begins to itch, peck at the affected areas.

Determine whether your bird has kemidokoptoz, will help a veterinarian. Scabies mites in parrots are invisible to the naked eye. The veterinarian will take an analysis (scraping), which will show the presence or absence of the parasite.

For the treatment of scabies the veterinarian will prescribe a drug for fighting mites - ointment or spray. They need to regularly handle the areas affected by mites, the whole bird can not be completely treated! Dosage, intensity and durationThe use of drugs depends on the degree of neglect of the disease. But usually treatment takes several weeks or even months. In addition, the treatment of scabies is of great importance for proper nutrition, maintenance and care.

That the bird has not been infected by mites repeatedly, it is necessary treat a parrot cage - first with the help of acaricides, andthen rinse with boiling water. It is necessary to throw out all the wooden accessories, toys, mineral stones from the cage and replace them with new ones. If there are wooden parts in the cage, the entire cage will have to be replaced, because mites could remain in the microcracks.

Mites in parrots can cause significant damage to the health of the bird, so it is very important observe all the rules of keeping the parrot and at the slightest alarming symptoms show the bird to the vet.