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Tiny Catapiller Type Bug In Hay??

Jojessgaz

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Help... sorry can't give any pics. Noticed that my dark guinea pig had on her rear back where the fur parts in a little crest little black dots on the fur and her skin. I cud pick them off her hair but couldn't see them move. She seems happy enough so I was going to get some spot on drops and see... if it doesn't go or gets worse I will go to the vets. The other white one seems clear . However dud the drops on them both this morning and while I was disinfecting the hutch there was a tiny clear looking catapiller type bug with a tiny green head ! Could this be just a one off or linked to the things on my guinea pig?
 
Jojessgaz said:
Help... sorry can't give any pics. Noticed that my dark guinea pig had on her rear back where the fur parts in a little crest little black dots on the fur and her skin. I cud pick them off her hair but couldn't see them move. She seems happy enough so I was going to get some spot on drops and see... if it doesn't go or gets worse I will go to the vets. The other white one seems clear . However dud the drops on them both this morning and while I was disinfecting the hutch there was a tiny clear looking catapiller type bug with a tiny green head ! Could this be just a one off or linked to the things on my guinea pig?
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What you have noticed is very likely the egg cases of hay/fur mites (chirodiscoides caviae). The mites themselves are invisible.

Please see a vet; my own prefers to treat with a full repeat course of stronghold as the most efficient way. You will need to treat all guinea pigs in contact to prevent them from spreading and coming back.
 
Wiebke said:
What you have noticed is very likely the egg cases of hay/fur mites (chirodiscoides caviae). The mites themselves are invisible.

Please see a vet; my own prefers to treat with a full repeat course of stronghold as the most efficient way. You will need to treat all guinea pigs in contact to prevent them from spreading and coming back.
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OK will do. Do you know what the caterpillar type thing was? Was that just an odd bug from the hay do you think?
 
If I take the treatment I have already dosed.. I assume that the vet will be able to advise what to do next so as not to overdose? I was going to see if these drops that I used a while go worked again. As when they were about 5mths old they had mites and the vet prescribed a course of ivermectin but after the 2nd dose my white one was still infected a little so she okd me to use this milder dose from makers beaphar bought from pets at home. It did the trick... but maybe not strong enough this time
 
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