Mango went to the vets :L

[mangoandmimi]

according to the vets, through bedding mostly :L
Ok thanks i'll see if i can get hold of some spray..

[Amethyst_ice]

What bedding do you use? I have heard of mites in hay but not megazorb or sawdust?

Also i am part of an rspca vets, if you are on low income you can register and costs are funded. hope everyone recovers x

[debs]

^^ i was going too do that but the vets that there under i really dont like them =/

[mangoandmimi]

they use easibed atm but when the sack runs out they're switching to aubiose
Thanks - i'll look at that

[siberiankiss]

I've also only heard of mites in hay and straw - and this can be easily rectified by popping it in the freezer until you need it - or blasting it in the microwave for a few seconds just before use.

I'm fairly new to hamsters, I'm a 'rat girl' really but I know that all rats carry mites and it's fine. However, when they are immuno-surpressed, it becomes a problem and they begin to show symptoms/become infested. I don't know if the same applies to hamsters.

I also know that injecting ivermectin into a rat can cause death - which was why I was interested to know what your vet injected. It's so easy to give a small animal an overdose, I would always ask before my vet injects anything into my hamster or my rats.

[mangoandmimi]

o.o
ok i'm worried now lol - mango seems ok but next week i'l ask what it is they're giving him They said theyhave a lot of rodents in so i'm guessing it's ok but will ask
Hmm funny, i've never given any of mine hay or straw :L
Yeh the vet said something (i was daydreaming so didnt catch it all!) about like they can have a few mites but if they get too many its a problem//.. or maybe i heard it wrong :L

[Ellie]

So they can get it from their bedding?? I feel a bit silly asking too but what are the signs to look out for?

[mangoandmimi]

Yeah i think so :L i wouldnt waste your time worrying about it, really!
I just started faffing around getting anxious because Mango had some very dandruffy flaky bitsof skin but as he had long hair with like a parting it was obvious :P

Mimi doesnt have mites... and pip and pop havent got round to checking them yet :P But i really doubt they do. they have been in a different room for the time being anyway :P

[siberiankiss]

If you get the ivermectin treatment from P@H, you can treat all of them, even if they are showing no signs. I do all my rats every four-or-so months as a matter of precaution, as FatBruce is prone to a mite flare up. It's only a fiver a pack, too (and I think you get four treatments worth), which is a lot, lot less than £57!

[mangoandmimi]

okie, so do you just spray it all over them or something? I always get like this with medical stuff btw ;D