A friend of mine has fleas in his house (from the dogs) and I was wondering are birds prone to getting the fleas as well? He has a cockatiel and a conure. The research I've done said that its not likely, but it can happen. Has anyone's bird ever gotten fleas?
Experienced / intelligent answers only please. Thanks!
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yes, give your birds stress seeds for that or vitamin liquid.
yes, they can, but it doesn not affect them, its more of transporting the fleas from other animals to the next.
We have an african grey and she has never had fleas, but I have heard instances of it happening. They make a small device you can put on your bird cage that helps prevent mites and stuff like that. they work great and are farely cheap. They hang on the outside of the cage so the bird can't bother it.
I have had fleas in the house and never had them on my birds, although birds are susceptible to getting mites. The pet stores sell something to put on the outside of the cage to prevent this.
yes
They get mites.Tell your friend that he needs to get rid of fleas in his home.They can make him very sick.He will need to remove the birds from the home while it is being treated.
i really dont think so but it is possible
mites, not sure of fleas, but parasites eat anything. Call your local vet
here is the opinion of one so-called expert ..
It is possible that he/she has mites (no, they don't get fleas), but probably not. Possibly just dry skin, which can be resolved by misting them with lukewarm water on a daily basis. Try this for a few weeks and see if it helps. If not, I would suggest taking him/her to a vet and see if your new lovebird has mites or parasites and they can reccomend an appropriate spray.
Never really heard of fleas. I suppose it's possible though. I do know birds can get lice
Yes all birds can catch fleas. Just buy flea spray at the pet shop and hold the bird in a ventilated area and spray one at the front, one at the back and one under the wings on each side
I know chickens have fleas so I guess parrots could get infested . mites are the usual problem though.
Heres an info link you may not have seen.
Here i go again with this same subject, for the third time! YES BIRDS CAN GET FLEAS! And you don't need flea products to rid your house of fleas. If you have birds and need to rid your house of fleas, use regular iodized table salt. Pick up dog water. Whether your house has carpet or hard wood floors, sprinkle down table salt, and leave for 5 days. The salt dehydrates fleas and the eggs. After 5 days vacumn up the salt, throw away vacumn bag. Fleas are gone. You can flea dip and bathe the dog(s).
No harm done to carpet or floors. Cheap and inexpensive way to rid fleas.
Absolutely, but it is probably mites instead.
I saw an african grey that died from flea infestation.
It can be very serious.
There are products available at pet supply to hang on cages to combat fleas and mites.
Use with care and not continuously.
Attack the dog flea problem and avoid infesting the birds and yourself.
This is a very serious problem this year with flea population at record highs due to hot and wet weather in many parts of the country.
No, they do get mites though. They need baths and a very clean cage.
Actualy birds do not get fleas, birds can get mites or another form of a parasite most parasites actualy help the bird in protecting it. Just like piegons other birds have these parasites that contribute to the health of the animal. I have 5 Doves and one day one of the youngest ones contracted a little swarm of bugs but none the less they were harmless and I got rid of them within 2 weeks tops. If the mites or fleas as you would call them continues to plague your bird you might want to consider taking him/her to the vet they will perscribe your pet with a collar, liquid, or type of bird feed that you mix in its food. Anymore questions on birds or specifically Doves you can personally email me at munchie_torres@yahoo.com
It's more common for a caged bird to get mites than fleas, but, there is spray that you spray throughout the birds cage every time you clean it. I've had birds for the past 18 yrs. Never have they had fleas or any of the other things I've heard of. But, my ****-a-tiels were never locked in a cage, they had a cage, but, the door was never closed. They had free run of the house.
I don't think they get fleas. Well at least mine didn't. My Mom and I we rase cockatails for a whie we had like 20 maybe more at one time or another and no a single one had fleas or mites for that matter. I'm not saying we had a clean place. We had them on our lani and before we knew it we had rats coming into our lani and eating what ever the birds had dropped. Then we had to sell some of them cause we are planning on moving soon. So all will go except for 2 pairs and my bird. Aside from the rat problem we haven't had anything else. We have tried everything possible to get rid of the rats but they keep on comming back. We have 2 dogs a korgy and a rot and both of them love to go and kill some of the rats.
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Yes birds can be bitten by fleas if they are in your home. use salt water to spray the cage and all around it. take a bit of coconut oil and rub it on one or two perches. the oil as well as the salt will keep the fleas off the birds and they are non toxic to birds.
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