Air Sac Mites ???

Fancie Flight · Post by **Fancie Flight** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:32 pm

I was wondering do ALL birds get these like the gouldians do ?? or are they onlt known to certain birds?

lyderbug · Post by **lyderbug** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:03 pm

i know society finches def can get air sac mites. i'm not sure about other types of finches.

chrischris · Post by **chrischris** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:04 pm

Air sac mites are known to many species of finches and on rare occasions even parrots.

It's just that some finches are more prone than others, Gouldians being one of those finches.

Chris

hilljack13 · Post by **hilljack13** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:04 pm

How does one get these mites? Is it possible for any bird to get them, even if they have been indoors all their lives? I have never had this problem so I may need to edumacate myself on this.

Fancie Flight · Post by **Fancie Flight** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:39 am

Im not sure exactly HOW they get them but I know I treat the goulds for them all the time, wasnt sure if OTHER birds were able to get them now I know,

Perhaps someone with more knowledge on this will come along,

lyderbug · Post by **lyderbug** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:21 pm

At the pet store I found a mite repelent that is rather interesting. It looks and kinda smells(not suggested that you actually smell it) like a toilet bowl cleaner. The smell is very light, so you'll never smell it in the room.

I used to have problems with mites, but I picked up one of these
do-hickies and hung it from the back of the cage and voila! no more mite issues. It's supposed to work for 6 months but I change it every 5.

They work great and save a lot of heart ache

lyderbug · Post by **lyderbug** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:22 pm

At the pet store I found a mite repelent that is rather interesting. It looks and kinda smells(not suggested that you actually smell it) like a toilet bowl cleaner. The smell is very light, so you'll never smell it in the room.

I used to have problems with mites, but I picked up one of these
do-hickies and hung it from the back of the cage and voila! no more mite issues. It's supposed to work for 6 months but I change it every 5.

They work great and save a lot of heart ache

H2015 · Post by **H2015** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:39 pm

I had a teacher zebra bird with my goulds and she caught it from them, I heard her clicking once. So they could get it if they come in direct contact with infected birds but none of my other zebras that were in a separate cage had mite problems!

lyderbug, I'm very interested in that one - I wonder if anyone else used it?

Fancie Flight · Post by **Fancie Flight** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:27 pm

Lyderbug is it the small round tin with blue writting that ya pull a piece of paper off one side????

I pulled all of mine when i heard they are more harmful to birds than helpful, I used for many years and had no problem as far as I know but stopped using about 5 years ago after many many bad things were said about them,

Anyone else use?? or have info??

lyderbug · Post by **lyderbug** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:29 pm

Oh wow, yeah that's the one.....they don't seem to be having any problems.

what kind of negative effects are we talkin here? obviously the worst being death...but why are they unhealthy?

I'm going to get rid of it! Unless someone has an idea of what the story is with this thing.

Thank you thank you thank you

Fancie Flight · Post by **Fancie Flight** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:25 am

I honestly dont remember the specifics let me se eif I can do some research on it, Ill get back to ya.
Can ya post the actual name of them fo rme PLEASE>

lyderbug · Post by **lyderbug** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:27 am

It's called 8in1 Bird Protector. Thanks!

I'll see what I can find as well. I'm actually going to our pet store today...there is this really bird savy guy there and I'll ask him what his thoughts are on it.

EmilyHurd · Post by **EmilyHurd** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:33 am

You probably shouldn't use 8 and 1 protector. I have heard some really bad things on it, in fact I think this is a post from 2007 on the harmful effects of it.

All finches can get air sac mites, but canaries and gouldians are most likely. I use SCATT for mine and that works great. They are gone within 2-3 treatments

lyderbug · Post by **lyderbug** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:21 pm

Thank you....little ugly toilet bowl cleaner look alike is gone!

Fancie Flight · Post by **Fancie Flight** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:01 pm

I forgot they do smell like that dont they. lol