mites

[Crystal_Dawn]

i'm unsure if i know what a budgie with mites looks like now that bea and I have spoken... does anyone have experience with there own budgies having mites? any pics of what the early stages look like? i'll post a couple of triskets beak... i can barley tell but i'm worried :( could you guys tell me if i'm just being a parnoid mommy or if i really should take her to the vet? sorry the pics aren't clearer

[Bea]

Her beak/cere look extremely healthy! :D She's in breeding condition at the moment which is why here cere is a bit raised an bumpy like that. If she had mites she would look like: Warning-may upset some people (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/bea_p/ScalyFace002.jpg). This is a severe case. This is her a month after a single treatment of Ivermectin prescribed by the vet:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/bea_p/dogs002.jpg

[Crystal_Dawn]

oh that poor bird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much for clearing up my worries bea :)

[Mechele'sBJ&PJ]

OMG---the poor thing!

[Bea]

She came to me with slight scaley face and i didn't recognise it. Then it got worse and i had a hard time convincing dad to take her to the vet. I always feel bad for her but at least she got well (and i've gotten much more stubborn about getting budgie to the vet early). Tell tale signs of scaley face mite are the honey comb appearance to the cere/around the cere and also what appears to be little mite tunnels running along the beak.

[Amy]

That photo looks, well, I don't know!

[Budgiekin]

I had two budgies with mites and boy, was that ever a chore to deal with! We had to disinfect everything! Mites take on a honey comb shaped appearance and looks crusty. In the early stages, you will often see a crusty growth in the corner of your budgies beak. It gradually spreads if not treated.

Here is Skyla with her mite infestation:

http://i3.tinypic.com/wcesg5.jpg

[Crystal_Dawn]

poor skyla! she's had a rough time in life :( good thing she's lucky enough to have a great mommy who does what ever it takes to get her through it! :)

[Joey]

My lovebird died from mites!But I don't have nay pictures of her I had brought her to the local bird breeder and it was to late!Be careful make sure!:eek: THEY ARE HORABLE CREATURES!!!

[Budgiekin]

Thanks a lot Crystal Dawn. I am lucky to have her. I can only imagine where she would be if someone else had adopted her. She has been through a lot, and mites was the least of her issues considering she had her wing amputated as many of the members here already know. Let's just hope she stays healthy for many years to come!

I hope your little sweetie doesn't have mites!! However, at least it is a very treatable condition and not that expensive to treat either. :p

[Crystal_Dawn]

now that every one with actual experience has explained what mites will look like, i'm much more sure that I was under the wrong impression and she doesn't have them :D yay! thanks you guys! you saved me $70!!!

joey i'm very sorry to hear about your love bird :( thats so sad.

[Amy]

$70 woah!:eek:

[Crystal_Dawn]

ya its alot eh! and thats just for the vet to look at her!
how much are vet visits where everyone else is?

[Amy]

No idea, they've never been.

[Crystal_Dawn]

where do you live again amy? just curious :)

[Amy]

Winchester in Hampshire in England in Great Britian in Europe in The World in the Universe. Know now?

[Crystal_Dawn]

lol :) yes i think i can figure it out

[Mistyoriline]

50$ here in Louisiana for starters:)

[Amy]

Still quite expensive...