How to know if a parrot has feather lice on it

Prevention can only be to prevent severe attacks of feather lice, generally speaking, feather lice on parrots and mites on people.

The same, more or less a little, as long as it is not a serious infection, it is not too easy to completely exterminate, if there is a source of contact, it is still easy to re-infect, for the prevention and control of feather lice on parrots, it is mainly necessary to pay attention to the usual maintenance. When selecting species, especially when buying bird species raised in foreign clusters, it is common to carry feather lice on the body, and wait for about a few days to adapt to the environment after returning home, and potassium permanganate in the process.

1:300 spray cage to eliminate feather lice, and then mix with the original cage at home, hot weather is mainly the need to wash the cage standing pole frequently, change the water and wash the tray every day, to prevent the serious attack of feather lice and scabies, if the cage is cleaned diligently, usually 2-3 times a week spray 1:300 potassium permanganate can effectively prevent and treat many common parrot infectious diseases.

Title. When a bird is found to be restless and pecking at its feathers, it is a sign that a bug is harassing it.

The main ectoparasites that peony parrots are susceptible to are: mites, ticks, lice, etc. Insects like small red dots are called mites, ticks are black, and feather lice are black-gray and are the least easy to spot.

In the personal breeding of peony parrots, it is felt that the main attack on peony parrots is mainly feather lice, and the feather lice will come out at night to frantically suck the blood of the peony parrot, causing the peony parrot to be restless.

How to observe whether there are parasites: You can use a flashlight to shine around the cage and breeding box at night to see if there are small red dots that move, and there are feather lice, which must be killed quickly.

Of course, there is, but if you are awake all the time, you will not have it, so you just need to maintain hygiene.

From the three aspects of the parrot's decreased appetite, messy and sparse feathers, and the parrot vomiting, it can be judged that there are insects on the birth.

1. Decreased appetite

Trichomonas can affect the digestive system of parrots, affect the appetite of parrots, and cause a serious decline in the amount of food eaten by the birds, a large amount of mucus in the mouth, and the young birds in severe cases will also have diarrhea and gradually lose weight.

2. The feathers are messy and sparse

If the feathers of the parrot gradually become sparse and the color is no longer bright, it means that the health of the parrot is not good, and the parrot's body lacks nutrients for a long time, so the feathers will fall off in large quantities and become dull.

3. Parrot vomiting

When the number of trichomoniasis reaches a certain level, the parrot will vomit frequently, and the vomit is often yellowish and sometimes mixed with blood.

Solution

1. First of all, it is necessary to improve feed management and hygiene, change fresh feed and clean drinking water for parrots every morning and evening, and clean the bird cage hygiene.

2. Feed parrots metronidazole tablets, 20-50mg kg body weight, once a day, continuous feeding for 7 days, if the effect of metronidazole tablets is not good, you can change to rotronidazole, mix in water and feed, 100-200mg liters of water, let the parrot eat freely, and feed continuously for 7 days.

3. An appropriate amount of vitamins and antibiotics can be added to the feed to enhance the resistance of the parrot and prevent secondary infection caused by gastrointestinal inflammation.

Messy feathers: When feather lice appear on a parrot's body, the feathers can become very messy. Nervousness: Parrots are affected by mites.

At the time of the violation, symptoms of bleeding appear, and at the same time mental instability becomes unstable. Not eating: parasites appear in the parrot's body.

It will make the feathers dull and not like to eat. Prevention: Ensure that the environment is clean.

1. Messy feathers

When the parrot has feather lice, its feathers will become very messy, and some will fall off or be incomplete, and when the symptoms are severe, ** surface bleeding, and at this time the parrot is very nervous and does not like to eat.

2. Nervousness

Parrots are sometimes attacked by mites, which are small and difficult to observe, and they are active at night, not easy to spot, and the mites will suck the blood of the parrot, causing the parrot to have bleeding symptoms and become mentally unstable.

3. Don't eat

When the parrot's feathers become dull, they do not like to eat, and the amount of bowel movements is significantly reduced, and the body becomes emaciated, it may be due to the presence of parasites in the body, which can parasitize the stomach of the parrot and cause serious effects on it.

4. Prevention methods

Parrots have insects that can have adverse effects on health, during breeding, to ensure the hygiene of the surrounding environment, and regularly clean up the debris and excrement in the bird cage, if you find relevant symptoms, you can buy special deworming drugs**.

1. Feeding environment

Raising budgie feather lice requires a suitable breeding environment. First of all, keep the breeding area dry and ventilated to avoid the breeding of insects in a hot and humid environment. Secondly, the feeding area should be kept clean and hygienic, feed and water should be changed regularly, and the dead insect body and excrement should be cleaned up.

Finally, it is also necessary to pay attention to the feeding density to avoid cross-infection and disease transmission due to excessive density.

2. Feed selection

Keeping insect pests requires special attention to their diet, and keeping budgie feather lice is no exception. You can choose some fresh vegetables and fruits for them, such as lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, watermelons, etc., which are nutritious and can improve the resistance of feather lice. Of course, you can also choose some insects as feed, such as small ants, pink Zheng Zhao silkworms, oat worms, etc.

It is important to note that you must choose clean and healthy foods and do not feed them that are expired or moldy.

3. Disease prevention

Pests are prone to spreading diseases, and the same is true for budgie feather lice. Therefore, we need to do a good job of disease prevention. First of all, we should pay attention to the hygiene of the breeding environment, and try to avoid excessive feeding density and various pollution sources.

Secondly, you can choose some natural pesticides to spray the feeding area, such as thyme, rosemary, lavender, etc. Finally, it is also necessary to regularly inspect and clean up dead insect carcasses to prevent death and decay from leading to more disease transmission.

4. Feeding skills

If you want to successfully raise budgie feather lice, you also need to master some breeding skills. First of all, you can choose to add some calcium food, such as shell powder or lime powder, which can increase the hardness of the shell of the insect and improve the brightness of the color of the insect body. Secondly, you can choose some high-protein foods to feed, such as fish bait or protein powder, which can promote the growth and development of the worm.

Finally, it is also necessary to regularly observe the state and reproduction of the insect body, and adjust the feeding strategy in time.