Scaly Face
Scaly Face
Knemidocoptes is a burrowing mite that can cause disfiguring changes of the beak, legs and feet of birds. The mite has a three-week life cycle and stays on the bird the whole time. The mites burrow into the skin and feather follicles around the cere, feet, and face, and feed on keratin. As the mites burrow they leave characteristic honeycomb lesions.
The mites are transmitted from bird to bird by close contact.
Scaly first shows up as a greyish white film on the upper mandible, starting at the corners of the beak and spreading sometimes to the ceres, the rims of the eyes, the legs, and the vent.
Budgerigars are often attacked by these mites but if you know what symptoms to look for you can then start treatment at once.
In severe cases the beak will start to grow malformed ,.also, the legs and feet will also become malformed and the bird will become lame.
Treatment is now easy with the " one spots" that are now available over the counter in most countries.One drop on the birds skin at the back of the neck and the end result is a healthy cured bird.
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Active constituents: Directions for use:
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Ivermectin Drops 0.1% for cage birds (vvo0.1%)
The only way to prevent mites from re-infecting is to disinfect the entire cage and its contents,do remember the perches. If more than one bird is present you must treat them all .
The ideal avian disinfectant.
Look at our rescued budgie one week after treatment .Many thanks for the images Darshani
Never give up hope
Our rescued budgie one month after her first treatment
