Dealing With Fleas In Birds

Mr. Ekki from Madiun-East Java

I keep a rock Magpie and it looks like my rock Magpie has fleas. How to treat it and what kind of flea medication is suitable for Stone Magpies?

Answer:

Lice that attack birds are a type of ectoparasite, which is a parasite that lives outside the body of its host (in this case a bird). Generally, flea attacks do not cause real death, but the presence of these fleas will cause the bird to feel uncomfortable. When attacked, fleas will stay in the skin and feathers of birds so often birds will peck feathers even to cause injury. Another symptom that appears is that birds start to be lazy to sing because they scratch their feathers more often which are itchy due to fleas, so it is very important to remove the fleas.

Here are ways to remove fleas from Stone Magpies :

1. Cleaning feathers Magpie Batuthe cleaning of bird feathers can use antiseptics Medibird. Medibird safe even though it is drunk or exposed to bird's eye with a rule of use of 5ml per 1 liter of water.
2. Give lice medicationone of the drugs that can be used to eliminate lice is Kututox or Kututox-S. Kututox it can be sprinkled on the surface of the bird's body, the floor of the cage, the sidelines and the walls of the cage. As for Kututox-S can be sprayed by dissolving 10 grams of powder Kututox-S in 0.5 liters of water then sprayed on the body of the infested, floor, sidelines and walls of the cage, or can also be given by sowing (such as Kututox). The thing that pcare should be taken to avoid contact of the drug with the eyes and not to be licked or swallowed.
3. To treat wounds that are severe enough, can be applied topically CIL on the injured and previously cleaned parts of the body.
4. Cage cleaning Muraithe cleaning of the cage should be done routinely every day and cleaning the cage lid at least once every 3 days.

As for prevention, you can do things like the following:

1. Make sure that all the birds you keep are flea-free. When buying a new bird, be sure to spray it with Kututox-S (dissolve 10 grams of powder in 0.5 liters of water) before mixing with other birds. If you need a new bird feeder.
2. Avoid exchanging kerodong with foreign bird kerodong.
3. Do not take feed directly from someone else's bird feed container
4. Routine cage washing and spraying by using Kututox-S at least once a week
5. Keeping birds in the sun in the morning
6. Avoid humid conditions for the bird's environment.