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josiemv09 · 05-20-2016, 01:27 PM

One of my newest dwarf campbells that I got last weekend has either mites or fleas(I believe flea because it was easy to see)....What do I do! How do I get rid of them??? I saw him in his critter sand bath scratching and biting away like a dog...Help please! bedding change?? medicine on him??? I got him from petco. I saw online I can apply a solution of listerine, witch hazel and water to the fur..not soaking it. But..How often would I have to completely change the bedding until the mites are gone??? What should I do? People tell me to return him...but I don't have the heart, especially with Petco corporations probably sending them back to die. We don't have any exotic vets here where I am from. So...home will have to do!

05-20-2016, 01:27 PM
josiemv09 Newborn Pup Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 7	Hamster has Mites or Fleas??? One of my newest dwarf campbells that I got last weekend has either mites or fleas(I believe flea because it was easy to see)....What do I do! How do I get rid of them??? I saw him in his critter sand bath scratching and biting away like a dog...Help please! bedding change?? medicine on him??? I got him from petco. I saw online I can apply a solution of listerine, witch hazel and water to the fur..not soaking it. But..How often would I have to completely change the bedding until the mites are gone??? What should I do? People tell me to return him...but I don't have the heart, especially with Petco corporations probably sending them back to die. We don't have any exotic vets here where I am from. So...home will have to do! Last edited by josiemv09; 05-20-2016 at 01:44 PM.