Post by Sumire on May 8, 2020 5:14:14 GMT
Hi,
My bird Charlie has always had a scaly nose and one of her nostrils has been covered over with skin for a while now. Just recently I noticed the other nostril has almost been covered over by skin. They have all been terated for mites multiple times, each time not seeming to warrant much of a change with Charlie's nose. I'm afraid the nostril will cover over completely like the other one, stopping her from breathing. The nostril that is being covered over slightly protrudes because of a scar that her mother inflicted on her by biting her nose a year or so ago. That has meant that the nostril has been slightly more open than the other one. The only thing that we can think of that could cause this is scaly mite, however Charlie's eyes and feet have never shown any of the symptoms, and most of our other birds haven't either.
Edit: It has also ony ever shown up in the female birds we've owned. All of the male birds' faces have stayed clear.
Pictures of her nose:
My bird Charlie has always had a scaly nose and one of her nostrils has been covered over with skin for a while now. Just recently I noticed the other nostril has almost been covered over by skin. They have all been terated for mites multiple times, each time not seeming to warrant much of a change with Charlie's nose. I'm afraid the nostril will cover over completely like the other one, stopping her from breathing. The nostril that is being covered over slightly protrudes because of a scar that her mother inflicted on her by biting her nose a year or so ago. That has meant that the nostril has been slightly more open than the other one. The only thing that we can think of that could cause this is scaly mite, however Charlie's eyes and feet have never shown any of the symptoms, and most of our other birds haven't either.
Edit: It has also ony ever shown up in the female birds we've owned. All of the male birds' faces have stayed clear.
Pictures of her nose:
