My parakeet has been scratching+biting himself and fluffing his feathers a lot (we just got him a few days ago). I'm thinking he probably has some kind of birdie lice, yes? So, assuming it is something like that, how should I go about treating him? And could it be something other than "birdie lice"?
2006-11-14 09:05:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Mites possibly, or he/she could just be preening himself. Try giving the bord a bath and see if that helps. Just spray with a water bottle. Make sure to keep the bord warm, and not let him get into a draft when wet. Or ever for that matter.
2006-11-14 09:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
how do you know that he's not just preening? Thats what it sounds like to me. Yeah, birds do that you know. If you really think there's a problem, take him back to the pet store and ask the people there.
2006-11-14 17:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Kia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could have mites if ur concered that it could be something else take him to a vet that treats birds
2006-11-14 17:12:11 · answer #3 · answered by Haley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your vet. you just got him, so he's probaly stillyoung, sohe's probaly playing around. or maybe he's preening. my best advice is to ask a friend to save money if you dont wanna go to the vet.
2006-11-14 18:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him take him a bath, maybe that would help...
Also, when they grow out new feathers, it makes them very itchy!
2006-11-14 17:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by Myra G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he doesn't what he is experiencing is molting.everybird molts so there is nothing to worry about.Molting is when they get there different feathers for different seasons.now he is geting his winter feathers.they molt more than once.they molt between different seasons.ok. so i hope that helped!
:)
2006-11-16 20:08:11 · answer #6 · answered by Rocker Chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rabies?
preening?
take it to a vet
2006-11-14 18:17:53 · answer #7 · answered by Mary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋