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Post by courtneybianca on Sept 27, 2013 7:24:41 GMT
My budgie has a crusty cere? Top of her beak, it is brown and kind of a whitey color, is she sick or dying? I only got her today so I don't know
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Post by courtneybianca on Sept 27, 2013 7:35:13 GMT
/photo/1 this is a link to the photo of her
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Post by marleen4 on Sept 27, 2013 7:52:06 GMT
Welcome to this forum! I trust you will enjoy the company of fellow budgie enthusiasts.  I'm no expert but this could be caused by a mite. The condition is called scaly face. You can give her one drop of Ivermactin in her neck. The health page of this forum will explain the strength and give more information. This is nothing too alarming if treated appropriately. Good on you for picking this up early and all the best for your budgie!  |
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Post by courtneybianca on Sept 27, 2013 7:55:13 GMT
Thank you, should I treat all my birds for this as a precaution?
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Post by ffiscool on Sept 27, 2013 8:13:46 GMT
welcome, I have been using Ivermectin and use just one drop if the spot on one.
Did you get her from a pet shop, or breeder? perhaps you could double check with them in case they know what it is and if the others have it.. my budgie didnt have classic mites, but scratched a lot, and had brown above cere but not crusting as such. he has white at sides of beak and i have been adding vitamin drops in case vitamin A deficiency.
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Post by courtneybianca on Sept 27, 2013 8:17:55 GMT
I only got her this afternoon from a pet shop and she was with one of my other budgies for about 5 hours :L
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Post by birdguhl on Sept 27, 2013 8:41:45 GMT
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Post by Hezz on Sept 27, 2013 10:32:58 GMT
Check your other thread.
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