Hello. I have just bought a male Canary and he tries to sing, but no sound comes out. It isn’t that he just isn’t singing. It’s that he’s trying to sing and no sound. He opens his mouth and his throat and tongue move and he looks like a singing canary! Could air sac mites do this?
Hi Elizabeth,
Since you just bought him, I would go back to the shop or breeder. It sounds like it could certainly be a health issue. Yes, it could be air sac mites, or some type of respiratory infection or disease. I have never heard of this as a behavior with canaries. I do know some types of canaries sing very softly and can appear to not be singing unless everything is quiet and you listen carefully. But going through the actions and not producing sound is a sign of a health issue.
Thank you for asking Lafeber,
Brenda
