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Sorry if this is in wrong place, couldnt decide.
Treated Ella yesterday for fur mites. Then i was looking at the hay today to find there are mites in there :)>>>
So have removed the hay for the moment , but now I'm confused. Will she be reinfected ?
Can a house become infested with these type of mites ?
Can anyone recommend a hay which hasnt got them (if this is poss)?
Would readigrass have these. I feel all itchy now ive seen them.
Thanks for reading !
Emma
 
Hi :)p,

i don't for a fact but I'd be surprised if hay mites can infest your house- unless you've got lots of hay everywhere i suppose :))

As for your piggie- if she has come into contact with the hay since being treated then it's possible- either check through her fur or treat her again maybe your best option?
 
What is it you can see in the hay?

What treatment did your guinea pig have for mites? My girls had to have 3 ivectermin injections a week apart.
 
My piggie is white and i can see brown bits in her fur. The vet said they were fur lice , like static lice. The easy to treat ones. Sorry i confused everyone by saying mites !mallethead
The things in the hay look the same, brown wriggly things. Very small.
Sorry for the confusion.
Emma
 
Thankyou for the link. Well i saw the lice in the fresh hay. so ive chucked it out. I'm really confused now and worried. I have read that they could be those flour mites that invade foodstuff and can invade homes but not piggies. I think i may go back to readigrass !
Emma
 
I don't know then, sorry. :{ Hopefully someone with a bit more hay knowledge will give some advice. :)
 
When my guinea pigs had mites we placed the hay into a miscrowave bag and heated it up for a minute. It killed all the mites and before we knew it my piggies were healthy again!:(|) It may sound like a bad idea but we asked the vet when we took a piggies for treatment what he thought and he said it was a good idea and would work and it did! :)
 
i could be wrong but as far has I'm aware guineas need normal hay as well not just readigrass on its own and never any fresh hay..

i could be wrong but this is what i was told by another rescue after a guinea pig came in aged 18mths very long and looking like a ferret after it never had any hay in it diet just readigrass,it caused many skin problems in the guinea pig x
 
Fudge and Rainbow :) said:
When my guinea pigs had mites we placed the hay into a miscrowave bag and heated it up for a minute. It killed all the mites and before we knew it my piggies were healthy again!:(|) It may sound like a bad idea but we asked the vet when we took a piggies for treatment what he thought and he said it was a good idea and would work and it did! :)
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Thats awesome, what a cool idea...

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