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Post by Amanda on Feb 3, 2006 15:08:53 GMT 7
 Do Mozzie bites make birds Ill??? I've lost one of my scarlets and we don't know why  One of my Red rumps is also looking thin and I have him on Doxy but my scarlet was very unexpected...he was only a year old! We have a Mozzie plague ATM and you can't go outside without being eaten alive.  Now I have a very upset girl who is calling for her mate, this is the second one she has lost |
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Post by Silvercloud on Feb 3, 2006 15:15:29 GMT 7
Mozzies can carry all sorts of diseases that infect people so I expect that they carry diseases that infect birds as well. Birds being so much smaller are probably more susceptible to illness and death when they are bitten than we are. I'm so sorry you lost your scarlet and I really feel for the hen losing another mate.
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Post by Amanda on Feb 3, 2006 15:22:37 GMT 7
I thought so too, What makes me really angry is that I have nowhere to move them...I can't put them outside because of the cat problems we're having. I'll have to find a deterrant of some form |
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Post by Silvercloud on Feb 3, 2006 15:45:06 GMT 7
What for...the cats or mozzies?
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Post by Natenla on Feb 3, 2006 16:02:44 GMT 7
Sorry to hear about you birds! I dont know if mozzies affect birds or not either, but I guess thye could? I hope you work something out!!!
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Post by Amanda on Feb 3, 2006 17:43:39 GMT 7
LOL Jules....nothing deters cats...not even a buckshot up the bottom!
We spent our last $50 on a bug zapper! I really hope that works too
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Post by Sparkles on Feb 3, 2006 21:14:59 GMT 7
Hey Amanda - I can't offer any advice on the mozzie thing but found a website the other day called www.catscat.com.au - check it out!! |
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Post by Amanda on Feb 4, 2006 7:58:46 GMT 7
LOl It's a great Idea but if they were just pooping in my garden I'd only be annoyed! I'd have to cover my entire garden and veranda's with that stuff!!! LMAO
It may be worth putting in my garden tho!
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Post by Sparkles on Feb 4, 2006 11:51:59 GMT 7
Yeh but I thought they could be good for around your aviaries - or the fenceline, etc!!
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Post by Natenla on Feb 6, 2006 10:32:21 GMT 7
something that is cheap and deters cats and dogs is napthalene(spelling?) flakes. Like moth ball flakes. You could give that a try?!
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Post by Mark on Feb 6, 2006 20:52:11 GMT 7
i spoke to a guy i got a pair of nandays off yesterday and he said that MOZZIES can kill your birds from bighting them on ther feet as that is the only skin part that is easy for them to get to
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Post by Natenla on Feb 7, 2006 13:57:41 GMT 7
Citronella keeps mozzies away... maybe some citronella oil sprayed around the areas of your avairies?? Not in whre the birds could get it, but on top ect.  Just an idea? |
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Post by Amanda on Feb 7, 2006 15:54:55 GMT 7
I can't find just plain citronella tho, only the lamp oil which wouldn't be healthy for the plants or the birds! I keep asking everywhere but noone knows where I could get it. Anybody know where plain citronella oil would be sold???
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Post by Matt on Feb 7, 2006 16:03:07 GMT 7
Maybe you could try those citronella plants? I forgot the scientific name but they smell like citronella and are supposed to keep mozzies away from where they are planted. They look slightly similar to a geranium (pelargonium).
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Post by Silvercloud on Feb 7, 2006 22:35:18 GMT 7
try the health food shops or chemists and go to the aromatherapy oils. You wll find citronella oil there.
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