lots of the fruit flys are scaring my bird plz help
2006-08-14 02:19:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
sorry i meant the fruit flys i dont know how to get rid of them!!!!!
2006-08-14 02:23:21 · update #1
i would also like to add that i cleaned the cage and swatted as much flies as much as i could. plus how much does it cost to groom and clean the pet???
2006-08-14 03:31:55 · update #2
i forgot to add thank u to every one
2006-08-14 03:32:19 · update #3
I agree clean the cage and if your feeding your bird fruit they are most likely attracted to that.you don't have to stop just take an empty water bottle cut the top off put an over ripe bannana in the water bottle and stick the lid back in drinking opening first surprisingly the fruit flies will go in and get trapped make a couple of these and put them around the cage and any obvious areas they might me
2006-08-14 02:31:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you aren't changing the food properly. Any fresh foods should be removed within a couple of hours because it starts to spoil.
Clean the cage please.
Do NOTTTTT put the 8-1 protector in that cage. It causes respiratory problems. It's a medication that is constently breathed into the birds lungs and they WILL die. Those things should not even be sold.
Do your research on these things people before you use them.
2006-08-14 02:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also have a cockatiel, you can purchas what they call 8-1 bird portector at Wal-Mart or any pet supply, just put it on the cage, and cover your bird up at night, it has a slight smell and the bird will not bother it. It really works. Good Luck
2006-08-14 02:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by S. K 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree. Remove any people food and make sure everything is clean. Maybe even put some food out for them away from the cage to distract them.
2006-08-14 02:25:49 · answer #4 · answered by Heather 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take your bird to a vet and have it professionally washed and groomed. It sounds like the bird has a smelling problem and that is what is attracting the flies!!!
Good Luck!!
2006-08-14 02:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my rainbow lorikeet only eats nectar and fruit cocktail ( and other various snack foods ) she too has problems with fruit flies... I've found that taking her cage outside and hosing it down well then using a weak bleach solution , re rinsing well helps.. but eventually they come back ...
2006-08-14 06:34:24 · answer #6 · answered by jeeptramp 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take the cage apart and scrub it. do not use any chemicals just scrub it and rinse it really well. Check and see if you have old fruit sitting in a fruit bowl Check and see if you have a house plant that is going into root rot.
2006-08-14 02:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by joyo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
clean the cage! or get new food or wash the bird somehow.
2006-08-14 02:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by Mary!! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
clean the cage or call the exterminatoir, (and they wont be back!) ha ha get it.......... arnold terminatior ha ha
2006-08-14 02:51:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋