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Does anyone else have this problem and what do I do?

I have tiny worms and moths appearing daily in Quest's cage.

He has high quality millet seed in his cage.

Can these worms and moths make Quest sick?

How do I get rid of them?

>>Does anyone else have this problem and what do I do?
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>>I have tiny worms and moths appearing daily in Quest's cage.
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>>He has high quality millet seed in his cage.
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>>Can these worms and moths make Quest sick?
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>>How do I get rid of them?

I suggest having someone either hold him or you put him in a smaller terrarium or a pet holder he can't get out of while you dump his substrate. We get millet seed for our birds and they always have moths and worms in them.

I think you should dump that millet substrate and get either just regular bird seed(no sunflower seeds) or washed playsand (as long as quest is not a baby).

I hope this gets rid of those pesky moths and worms.
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people have suggested on here putting things in the freezer because it can kill the eggs or whatever is causing the worms and moths. i just looked up something really fast on the internet and it said to freeze it for three days.
hope that helps
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

I had many birds years ago, so I always had lots of seed. When I got it home I put it in coffee cans or ziplock bags and stored it in the freezer. You can freeze yours for 3 days before using it in the cage and this should solve the problem. Hope this helps.

Pam

Thank you for the advice. I am going to try freezing the seed.

I will let you know what happens.
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