Posts Tagged ‘Bird worms’

Intestinal rupture caused by a heavy round worm (ascarid) infestation Bird Parasites Treatment and Prevention Common worm parasites in pet birds include roundworms (e.g. Ascarids and Heterakis), Capillaria, strongyles, tapeworms and spiruroids (gizzard worms). Tape worms and spiruroids have an indirect life cycle with a variety of beetles and insects acting as intermediate hosts and…