I got a budgie for my partner at christmas and since then we have started to find fleas in our home... we are spotless so this bird must have brought them into the house... I think!
2007-01-17 10:30:12 · 13 answers · asked by steve s 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Birds do not get fleas, but they can have mites. The fleas were brought in another way. they can stay dormant in a carpet for a long, long time and when the heat is turned up or it is summer start to jump. Go to the vets and get Frontline house spray, make sure you and the budgie are out of the house after you have sprayed it (read instructions) and make sure the house is well ventilated when spraying, better still, wear a face mask when spraying it.
2007-01-18 05:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by sky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that birds can get fleas. the fleas that affect a cat or a dog apparently do not affect a bird. But however a bird is susceptible to different kinds of mites and lices. so basically its like they have different "fleas" for different kinds of animals. Birdss with lice will seem to preen and scratch more vigorously than normal and start to lose feathers, making the coat seem scarce, revealing bald spots. Also you can check for red mites by putting a white cage cover over the cage at night and in the morning you will see clearly the red black or dark coloured mites on the underside of the cloth. These mites are dangerous and can make even an adult bird very sick. If you do think your budgie has mites or lice you can buy mite and lice disinfectant from the store and spray your budgie cage and accesories once and then a second time 5 days after and then a third time a week after because the disinfectant does not kill eggs. But don't spray it on the bird because it will probably just try and preen it all off and itll end up all over its mouth nose and everywhere else it shudnt be. I hope this was of some help to you!
2007-01-17 10:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by pyramid 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No - budgies get mites which are much smaller. If your bird is constantly scratching and biting, get a good mite spray from a REPUTABLE bird dealer, not a large store such as PETCO - the people that work there really don't know much. Fleas can remain dormant in your carpets for YEARS and pop up at any time without good reason. Fleas also can come in on other people who have fleas in their homes or from grass outside your home - nasty useless litlle pests fleas are. Fleas are hard to get rid of -Check on the "how to" website.
2007-01-17 10:46:47 · answer #3 · answered by BikerChick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-24 06:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oH NO THEY ARE NOT.. LOL Trust me I know I had the same problem... ALL summer I spent hundreds on remedies.Until I gave in and went to a Vet.. They gave me a spray for my Apartment.. you need to ask for a outdoor spray too... they then gave me a pill called Capstar... I have 3 cats They cost 14 a piece.. I sat them on our balcony b.c it makes the fleas die off of them instantly... and sprayed everything in the house with the spray they gave me.. @ bottles 15 a peice. I then got 3 treatments of frontline and applied that to them.. (all this was directed by a vet) So I spent about 120 bucks all together for 3 cats.. and guess what?! they were gone. b.c of the meds.. and Vet approved spray. i spent well over 200 with the other stuff i tried.. so in the long run I should have broke down and talked to a vet.. lol good luck but that should help if you talk to your vet.. and also if u give your cat away you will still have the fleas.. they will just feed on you ... and your ankles.. I knew someone who rented apartments. and had one where the tendants had fleas.. they moved and a week later she walked in the apartment.. and her whole sock was full of fleas... .. talk to the vet.. lol ;) ~~~ notice all the things Hatethe said.. tried it all.. hundreds of dollars... lol no no no I like the 2nd answer too!! good job.. they defintly have way better stuff!!
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2016-04-16 10:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fleas are a major pest. There are various species of fleas - cat fleas, dog fleas, rat fleas and rabbit fleas.
You can get rid of them by the safest and cheapest methods like boric acid.
More details are available at http://pests.in/fleas.html
2007-01-18 12:15:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't get fleas from budgies. Only cats and dogs will bring fleas into the house.
2007-01-18 04:13:14 · answer #7 · answered by fenlandfowl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt it as budgies don't get fleas they can get mites but that is very rare
2007-01-18 05:45:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-28 07:53:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birds do not get fleas.
2007-01-17 10:40:42 · answer #10 · answered by Christie D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋