Plank 8 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Hello all, I was after some Canary conditioning seed last week. It was surprisingly difficult to get hold of, I had to try several pet shops and stalls. Evenually I found a shop that stocked it, as a twenty kilo bag. That was far more than I needed but the shopkeeper agreed to split it if I took six kilos. That was still alot for me but I said yes. It seemed okay when I bought it and I split it between an empty Christmas sweet tin and a snap-top plastic bucket for storage. Today it was full of little insects. Both containers of conditioning seed were the same. The insects are small and look a bit like mites. The shop does not sell any livestock and I have kept both containers sealed. Has anyone had a similar experience? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
para1 11 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Sounds like harvest mite. Leave it out in the cold might kill them of. Shop keeper must have kept the sack in the worm since last year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
albert64 1,882 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 bin it mate you dont want to introduce any type of mites into your bird room if your struggling getting conditioning seed dont worry as long as you feed a decent canary seed and now the weathers changing throw some dandilions in and other types of seed heads they'll be alright Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 chuck it out for the wild birds .. and find some decent gear ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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