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Lilafernim · 12-15-2021, 11:09 AM

So I’m trying to keep this super short to get to the point. We still have our rabbit but we’re still looking for a home or adoption centre I don’t know what to do right at this moment. Most a rabbits diet is hay and I give her science select Timothy hay, the first bag I had no issues with. I have mentioned I was worried about this occurring before because I have no freezer but the second lot I got was absolutely infested with bugs.

We keep it in a storage cupboard to try and avoid this and I was baking before giving the rabbit but not the entire bag at a time. Just enough for her portion. We actually saw bugs appearing around the house first I hadn’t sat and stared at the hay to notice the bugs moving. When I did find out I baked the entire load and it’s now in outside storage and I bake a second time before giving to my rabbit now.

I bought some Bob Martin flea spray, which I hadn’t heard of before but you can spray in the household and on pets and is meant to immobilise fleas. I sprayed the cat as I know it’s safe for her and avoided the rabbit as I wasn’t 100% sure it was safe on her but sprayed all around her room. I think it worked well in the house as I’ve only seen two bugs since spraying two days ago.

But I swear the cat has some, sprayed her a couple times now and not sure she’s better so getting her some tablets tomorrow and if they don’t work within 48hrs I’ve got to take her to the vets because she seems restless. Now today I saw some on the rabbit (which is weird because she isn’t scratching?) so I sprayed her with the rule one spray per kg of weight. I haven’t seen anymore since but too soon to say for sure.

I am really concerned for my hamster though. She has zero signs of fleas at this stage, no scratching, or missing fur nothing unusual. I sprayed the carpet round her cage it doesn’t have much of a smell but I didn’t want to spray on her cage because of chemicals/ fragrances. She’s got two doors between the rabbit and the cat. Just wondering what I can do to protect her because I don’t think flea removal is as easy for a hamster as it is a cat. Is there like a repellent or something or any advice anyone can give?

Thanks in advance!

12-15-2021, 11:09 AM
Lilafernim Senior Hamster Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 409	Fleas So I’m trying to keep this super short to get to the point. We still have our rabbit but we’re still looking for a home or adoption centre I don’t know what to do right at this moment. Most a rabbits diet is hay and I give her science select Timothy hay, the first bag I had no issues with. I have mentioned I was worried about this occurring before because I have no freezer but the second lot I got was absolutely infested with bugs. We keep it in a storage cupboard to try and avoid this and I was baking before giving the rabbit but not the entire bag at a time. Just enough for her portion. We actually saw bugs appearing around the house first I hadn’t sat and stared at the hay to notice the bugs moving. When I did find out I baked the entire load and it’s now in outside storage and I bake a second time before giving to my rabbit now. I bought some Bob Martin flea spray, which I hadn’t heard of before but you can spray in the household and on pets and is meant to immobilise fleas. I sprayed the cat as I know it’s safe for her and avoided the rabbit as I wasn’t 100% sure it was safe on her but sprayed all around her room. I think it worked well in the house as I’ve only seen two bugs since spraying two days ago. But I swear the cat has some, sprayed her a couple times now and not sure she’s better so getting her some tablets tomorrow and if they don’t work within 48hrs I’ve got to take her to the vets because she seems restless. Now today I saw some on the rabbit (which is weird because she isn’t scratching?) so I sprayed her with the rule one spray per kg of weight. I haven’t seen anymore since but too soon to say for sure. I am really concerned for my hamster though. She has zero signs of fleas at this stage, no scratching, or missing fur nothing unusual. I sprayed the carpet round her cage it doesn’t have much of a smell but I didn’t want to spray on her cage because of chemicals/ fragrances. She’s got two doors between the rabbit and the cat. Just wondering what I can do to protect her because I don’t think flea removal is as easy for a hamster as it is a cat. Is there like a repellent or something or any advice anyone can give? Thanks in advance!