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  1. Diseases and Illnesses
    Good evening all, one of my budgies is showing signs of having scaly mites on the Cere, including lethargic behavior and scratching on objects. I was recommended Ivermectin and I've checked our local stores and vets, none sold Ivermectin, they did have something called Curamectin which is...
  2. Diseases and Illnesses
    Hi everyone, Unfortunately Perky is suffering from what I believe is scaly face mites. Does this look like an average presentation and progression (dated images attached)? I have a spot on treatment for this and would like to know if it's worth confirming scaly face mites with a vet before...
  3. Diseases and Illnesses
    Hi everyone! My male budgie recently started losing feathers in the area above his cere and it has gotten worse to the point where I could see the red skin underneath. I also noticed that he has been rubbing his head more often and that there are some black spots which have emerged in that area...
  4. Your Budgie's Health
    Hello :-) I have two budgies- Chicory & Starbucks. Chicory is my newest, and I have a question about something I noticed today. I thought maybe it's from messy eating, but I'm not sure. Could it be mites? His feet look fine, and he's eating just fine too. TIA!
  5. Your Budgie's Health
    Hi there, My 1 year old American Budgie Cardi has been seen with a peeling cere and I googled the causes and I found out that it could be mites or that she's ovulating... I brought both my budgies to the vet 2 months ago and the vet said that Cardi has mites and I've given them the proper...
  6. Diseases and Illnesses
    Hi fellow budgie lovers! If there is another thread responding to this issue please be so kind to signpost me... I really couldn't find it! I'm treating my budgie (4 months old) for mites with ivermectin (Xeno 50-Mini (9) (per pipette) doing one drop on my budgie per week for 3 weeks. After the...
  7. Diseases and Illnesses
    Hi, Could anybody tell me if my budgie has mites? I noticed the bottom of his cere has gone white over the past few months - and also any treatments that may help Thank you
  8. General Budgie Talk
    Hello all,this is my first post here,though I've been a big fan of your site for years. I have a male budgie who's 1 year and 5 months and I'm going to get him a new young female companion soon (however I have read extensively on how great male companions are as well, and of course how to...
  9. Diseases and Illnesses
    Hi all I've just recently brought home my first and only budgie, called winston :lovie 1: He's been home around 3 weeks and is starting to settle in. If I rub his belly, he jumps on a stick and flys around the room every other day. Appears to be happy, not chirping much yet though. Anyway...
  10. Your Budgie's Health
    Hello fellow Talk Budgies members! I am new to birds and will soon be caring for a green budgie -- who was named Nino by my boyfriend and I. :green budgie: I have read through many of the forum's stickies, but am still unsure of and concerned for Nino's health. A bit of info beforehand: My bf...
  11. Your Budgie's Health
    Afternoon everyone! Today I was changing the water in Darwin's cage when I noticed the infamous red dot in the water.Not going to lie that I cursed to myself a few times because I thought I had finally got rid of these pests. Nope! I got Darwin of my mother, and she was being kept in the same...
  12. Diseases and Illnesses
    Hi everybody! I'm new to this forum and I opened an account because I need a quick advise of an expert. First of all I'm an international student doing my BA in China. I got a two month old budgie; he's very interactive and inquisitive like every healthy, drops typical poops, has completely...
  13. Your Budgie's Health
    Hi everyone I've had my little boy budgie just over a week, and he's about 8 weeks old. I got him from an independent pet shop. He has been scratching regularly around his neck, maybe every half an hour and I'm not sure that it's just preening. Could he have something wrong? I can't see mites...
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