Cthebird
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- Sep 19, 2017
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- Parrots
- I now have a young Hahn's macaw. I used to have a Pacific Parrotlet that lived until almost 15. Before that I had a budgie.
This is only kinda sorta health related, because I've looked it up and pantry moths aren't really a health issue, but who really wants pantry moths?
My husband and I have had a problem with pantry moths for a few weeks. We've seen them a lot downstairs, but they are mostly in our bedroom, where my parrot resides, and I spend most of my time. A few weeks ago, I noticed that in my parrot's bag of Harrison's pellets there were odd "web-like" things, that I now know were evidence of moth reproduction. I immediately threw it out and opened a brand new bag, being careful to fully zip seal it after opening. As you may know, Harrison's pellets aren't cheap, so this was a bummer.
The moths briefly disappeared, but then we saw them come back again with a vengeance. I realized that I had to VERY VERY thoroughly clean his food hamper, and every other possible moth breeding ground in the bedroom (garbage cans, under the flooring we have below our parrot's cage, etc). We had cleaned our downstairs pantry thoroughly a few weeks before.
Though I fully clean (with soap) my parrot's dishes every single day, I sometimes do leave fully cleaning some of his other areas a little longer than I should. Bad me! As you know, parrot food debris gets caught in many places, some hard to reach. I'll definitely be more diligent now. It's not only pantry moths that are attracted to parrot food debris.
My husband had read that putting bay leaves in a pantry can help deter pantry moths. We've had bay leaves strategically placed around the pantry downstairs for a while. But we hadn't thought about my parrot's area. So, I put some bay leaves in his food hamper today, too. Of course I wouldn't want them anywhere my parrot could get access to them, since the leaves themselves should not eaten.
My husband and I have had a problem with pantry moths for a few weeks. We've seen them a lot downstairs, but they are mostly in our bedroom, where my parrot resides, and I spend most of my time. A few weeks ago, I noticed that in my parrot's bag of Harrison's pellets there were odd "web-like" things, that I now know were evidence of moth reproduction. I immediately threw it out and opened a brand new bag, being careful to fully zip seal it after opening. As you may know, Harrison's pellets aren't cheap, so this was a bummer.
The moths briefly disappeared, but then we saw them come back again with a vengeance. I realized that I had to VERY VERY thoroughly clean his food hamper, and every other possible moth breeding ground in the bedroom (garbage cans, under the flooring we have below our parrot's cage, etc). We had cleaned our downstairs pantry thoroughly a few weeks before.
Though I fully clean (with soap) my parrot's dishes every single day, I sometimes do leave fully cleaning some of his other areas a little longer than I should. Bad me! As you know, parrot food debris gets caught in many places, some hard to reach. I'll definitely be more diligent now. It's not only pantry moths that are attracted to parrot food debris.
My husband had read that putting bay leaves in a pantry can help deter pantry moths. We've had bay leaves strategically placed around the pantry downstairs for a while. But we hadn't thought about my parrot's area. So, I put some bay leaves in his food hamper today, too. Of course I wouldn't want them anywhere my parrot could get access to them, since the leaves themselves should not eaten.