OK, I have a serious problem. There are these yellowish worms in my Nanday's bird cage. I have NEVER had a problem like this before. I have had my bird for over ten years and this is the first time I have seen anything like it. I don't see them inside the cage, but on his blanket.
Yesterday, I found them on his cover so I threw the cover away, outside. I scrubbed the cage, threw away the old bedding, toys and then replaced the bedding.
Today, I saw another worm on his new cover.
This is gross and totally freaking me out. Does anyone know what this could be or how to get rid of it? My poor bird can't have these worm things living by him!
Thanks so much for any help.
2006-09-14 12:03:27 · 10 answers · asked by GalPokerPlayer 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Thanks for all of the responses. Yesterday I bought him a new cage, threw away everything, bought new bedding and seed, gave him a bath and did not cover him. Everything is fine. No worms (yes, they looked like little maggots, but only yellow) and he is happy.
Oh, and yes, we had moths too, but I bought these great moth traps (pet friendly) and the moths are gone.
Thanks again!!
2006-09-15 06:13:51 · update #1
On another note, I have started freezing his food now too just as an extra precaution.
2006-09-15 06:17:50 · update #2
Are you feeding egg meal? It's like a dehydrated egg product. If so, they could be coming from that, almost like a maggot. Comes from the egg meal becoming moist and humidity helps form them, it's a parasite almost. Take your bird and give him a clean misting, take the cage and all it's content outside and rinse it out completely with a hose. Spray lysol or bleach and water mixture, douse the cage and let it sit for a while, like an hour or so it the cleaners, rinse real good before taking back inside your home. Replace any bedding materials completely. This should do it. If it's just the bird with the parasites, try to find a vet that handles various tyoes of birds. Good luck.
2006-09-14 12:19:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You think the worms are a problem.... wait till they turn into moths! You probably bought a larger bag of seed than you usually do. The best way to prevent this when you buy a large quantity of feed is to freeze most of it. Take out enough to last the week, when you start getting low, after feeding the bird take out some more.
The birds do not eat these worms. Breeders deal with this issue frequently. Once they turn to moths, you cannot spray bug spray in the house, and will go through a lot of fly paper strips. I found that a bug zapper run in the house a few days get rid of the moths. The freezing of the feed will prevent the larva.
2006-09-14 14:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by diane_b_33594 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definately check your birds seed. Sometimes it gets wormy if it's not properly stored at the warehouse where it's shipped to. Check it and if there are worms in it, take it back to the store and get your money back..go somewhere else and get your food. That would be the only place I would think it would be coming from. Good lucky hun.
2006-09-14 12:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the feed is not fresh. Normally they'd eat those worms, unless they perceive they aren't tasty.
Clean your cage, disinfect everything, give your bird a warm water bath, and feed her fresh food.
2006-09-14 12:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please save a few, take them to your Vet and have him look at them.
It could come from the food, it might be from a flying insect, and it could be an internal parasite.
You need to get it checked out by a Professional.
But he won't know what it is unless you bring him one to look at. Grab a few and put them in a little Tupperware container, call your Vet and ask him to look at it. He might have to examine it under a microscope to find out what it is.
Or he may know precisely what is going on and how to deal with it.
I've never heard of this, so please report back and let us know what the diagnosis is.
Thanks and Good Luck!
2006-09-14 13:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in the future, freeze all his bird seed for at least 24 hours before you open it, this will kill any larvae hiding in the seeds and you won't get any more moths either
2006-09-17 07:27:17 · answer #6 · answered by joy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know if the worms are getting into the cage from elsewhere?
Or are they literially from your bird?
Are they maggot size or long thin like worms? you dont say?
2006-09-15 02:36:19 · answer #7 · answered by jordancassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm interested in this
2016-08-08 15:02:22 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a vet, they can give you medicine.
2006-09-14 14:54:46 · answer #9 · answered by G. B. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a great question
2016-08-23 06:49:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋