Why is it important to disinfect my cage after treating with S76 or Scatt for air-sac mites?
In a 1995 study by P. J. Bell it was reported that non-gravid air-sac mite females will often crawl off the birds through the upper respiratory tract.
In a 1995 study by P. J. Bell it was reported that non-gravid air-sac mite females will often crawl off the birds through the upper respiratory tract.
If the cause of the symptoms that you heard was only air-sac mites, the symptoms should disappear within 24-48 hours.
Treating your birds every month with S76 or every 3 months with Scatt isn’t a “preventative” from them ever becoming infested with air-sac mites.
S76 will kill air sac mites which are internal and it will also kill external mites that merely live on the birds if you allow the birds to bathe in it.
Before you release your new pair of Gouldians into your existing flock you will need to complete the initial treatment for S76.