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Best Treatment For Hay Mites

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Hello,
Wondering on treatment for Hay mites. I have used revolution on a rescue who has hay mites.
I have also heard of sprays but do people find the sprays successful? and if so, what brand. Any other suggestions on treatment?
I have treated the Guinea pig but should I be spraying the cage with something also?
 
I usually recommend bathing in a shampoo. I would use Lyclear Crème rinse but you may not have access to that in Australia. Some people use Lice and Easy from Gorgeous Guineas. I tend to clip the hair off too. I would speak to your vet and see what product they recommend.
 
I was told rule of thumb was to never bath a guinea pig with mites as the mites burrow under the skin and cause a lot of pain towards the guinea pig. To treat and then bath a few days later.. I could be wrong :/
 
Ive got some jhonstons mite spray, seems to bo the job, but it smells quite strrong :hmm:
 
Ellbell said:
I was told rule of thumb was to never bath a guinea pig with mites as the mites burrow under the skin and cause a lot of pain towards the guinea pig. To treat and then bath a few days later.. I could be wrong :/
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I think it may be mange mites , they live in colanies under the scin
 
I think the reason you shouldn't bath after mite treatment is that a lot of the time it is spot on so you need to leave it 48 hours so it has time to work. I still leave 48 hours after injectable Ivermectin too though.
 
If one of my pigs has mange mites I do bath them but leave the 48 hour gap and also give pain relief half hour before the bath just in case they are sensitive. I would not bath a pig that I knew was in pain though.
 
To clarify things. Those are hay/fur mites or static lice. Chirodiscoides caviae is the name. They are fairly harmless until they become so many that they look like a pot of pepper has been dropped on the piggy. At that point it is always prudent to get rid of them. They will always come back at some point due to the nature of hay itself.
Here is a link to some fotos on a post from TGPF enquiring about mange mites but the fotos are hay mites.
Mange mites!?

and a youtube video
I use Johnsons Insecticidal spray extra. It is a pump spray but if your piggy doesn't like it you can use the pump spray to spray onto a soft tooth brush and brush it into the hair, repeat after 10 days and again after another ten days to make sure all hatched eggs are sorted.
I also use Vetsect shampoo if the piggy needs a bath too.
Mange mites are invisible to the naked eye and magnifying glasses and are only found under the skin.
 
You could use FleaOrDie maybe too (not at the same time as other though XD) :) Most pet shops have a few different ones to choose from too, if you have a local one :)
 
Hi I'm new here, & a new piggie mum. I got my 2 boys from a rescue 3 weeks ago & have been trying to get rid of static lice ever since I 1st tried xeno but this didn't make any difference and they still looked like a pepper pot had tipped up on them then 1 week later tried a lice & easy bath, then this didn't work so I tried a flea wipe from the pet shop. They're still there and I'm so fed up. I thought about taking them to the vet but they are still so nervous I didn't want to put them through this when I've bought all the treatment anyway.
Is my problem because I'm not sticking to 1 treatment?
Anyone had lice and got rid successfully?
Tia Nic
Ps my boys are 6mths 800g & 10wks 400g
 
I always take mine to the vets because of someone from the forums saying not to treat on spec when people have asked for advice on mites :doh:
 
Thanks Kerrie, can I ask if you've taken yours to the vets for static lice before and if so what did the vet treat them with?
 
oops sorry, I didn't see this @Nic bee

Vets do a tape test to check for mites/lice and to check which they have, I was given Xeno for mine but others have injections as well. Yeah I believe they were static.

You've probably already taken your guinea's now but thought I should post so I don't look like I'm being ignorant!
 
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