Re: parots and iguana's

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Posted by Marci on September 05, 1998 at 07:37:18:

In Reply to: Re: parots and iguana's posted by Dark on September 05, 1998 at 05:00:35:

No you have been misinformed. . . Parrots do not easily harbor any such pests. And you do not use any insecticide on them as such. Yes I konw that Wal-Mart and stores like that sell a mite spray for birds because people once thought that a itchy parrot meant mites. But it is not mites, but dry skin instead that can be relieved by weekly misting your birds. . . (which most people do not do) Mite spray can be harmful to birds as well since the majority of their body is air sacks, any poison that goes airborn can be dangerous. . If a Non-Stick coated cooking pan gets too hot, the vapors from the coating will kill birds, It is a very fast and painful death. I have heard people losing all of their birds in one fatal swoop, after leaving something on the stove for too long. . . Needless to say that Teflon isn't allowed in our house!! : ) So you see that a birds respitory siystem is extremely delicate and such sprays could also do damage to them, I don't know how many articles I have read in Bird Talk Magazine over the 6 years I have been involved with birds, that substanciates what I have said.
Native birds can sometimes get mites, but not parrots unless thy are exposed to them for extended periods. . . (Lice are a human parasite only, and like hair, not feathers) **I used to work in a health dept. So I know the low down on these nasty little critters : )
Sorry my posts are so long. . . I tend to ramble :LOL!
: )

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: No you have been misinformed. . . Parrots do not easily harbor any such pests. And you do not use any insecticide on them as such. Yes I konw that Wal-Mart and stores like that sell a mite spray for birds because people once thought that a itchy parrot meant mites. But it is not mites, but dry skin instead that can be relieved by weekly misting your birds. . . (which most people do not do) Mite spray can be harmful to birds as well since the majority of their body is air sacks, any poison that goes airborn can be dangerous. . If a Non-Stick coated cooking pan gets too hot, the vapors from the coating will kill birds, It is a very fast and painful death. I have heard people losing all of their birds in one fatal swoop, after leaving something on the stove for too long. . . Needless to say that Teflon isn't allowed in our house!! : ) So you see that a birds respitory siystem is extremely delicate and such sprays could also do damage to them, I don't know how many articles I have read in Bird Talk Magazine over the 6 years I have been involved with birds, that substanciates what I have said. : Native birds can sometimes get mites, but not parrots unless thy are exposed to them for extended periods. . . (Lice are a human parasite only, and like hair, not feathers) **I used to work in a health dept. So I know the low down on these nasty little critters : ) : Sorry my posts are so long. . . I tend to ramble :LOL! : : )

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