Scaly mites?

[budgiemother]

Hi all,

Do my budgies look sick to you? I'm concerned about Joey (male budgie). He looks a bit off to me. I'm mainly worried about his cere / beak area - is it just a bit crusty / dry, or does that look like scaly mites?








Thank you. 

[Hezz]

I’m not seeing the photos terribly well, but there does seem to be something on the beak/cere on the first photo. A clearer photo and closer up should help. If one does have scaly mites, you will treat both, anyway. Ivermectin 0.1% is what you will need.

[samwiseg]

As Hezz has advised you will need to treat them both even if one has it as it is highly contagious. It does look like your cock bird has a dry cere - has he been doing a lot of scratching or head rubbing?

Would advise to ivermectin them anyway to be sure

[Marianne Marlow]

To me it just looks dry. But it wont harm them to give a dose of ivermectin (0.1%) to the back of the neck.

[starlingqueen]

They may feel better if he had some nice natural perches. The plastic ones are no good for their little feet.

[katerob12]

I’ve noticed on my male budgie a dry crusty patch right by his beak, I’m not sure if it’s mites or not. He seems to be sleeping a lot more too. Anyone have any ideas?

[Marianne Marlow]

Dec 20, 2019 20:13:47 GMT katerob12 said:

I’ve noticed on my male budgie a dry crusty patch right by his beak, I’m not sure if it’s mites or not. He seems to be sleeping a lot more too. Anyone have any ideas?

We'd need photos to determine if it's scalyface.

Sleeping a lot is generally a worrying thing. Really you should take him to an avian vet.

[Hezz]

It is also best if you start your own thread for any concerns you might have. This thread is over 12 months old.

[TheTenthDoctor]

I would take both of them to an avian vet. Better to be safe than sorry