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How do indoor birds get mites???
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:23 pm
by txstitcher
Probably a crazy question, but I'm concerned. I've had my finches for over a year and a half and all of a sudden I have mites hiding under the water dishes.
How in the world did my birds get mites? I want to ensure they don't ever get them again!
Thanks!
Re: How do indoor birds get mites???
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:03 pm
by dgoose
mites are everywhere so after treatment we must controll them with proper hygene..
bullfinch corner
Re: How do indoor birds get mites???
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:52 pm
by 30 Seconds to Bob
Have you ever given them sprey millet? Sometimes comes with mites depending on the source. Bob
Re: How do indoor birds get mites???
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:15 pm
by wildbird
Oh No! Do I have to worry about the spray millet I bought at the Orlando show? Can they live in seed? What do they look like?
Re: How do indoor birds get mites???
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:19 pm
by Arpeija
Yes, definitely could come from ANY food. I always put my feed (any feed, in a bat, fresh, or not, in the freezer for a full 48 hrs before I let them eat it.