mange mites

Hey all, I've found a scab on my piggie's back (left hand side just after her front leg) and not sure what it is. She's had a few ringworm breakouts in the last few months, but has been in the clear for ~3 months now. I've noticed she's itching this spot a fair bit & also has dandruff...

Hi, 1 week ago I was noticing that my guinea pig was itching a lot more and tended to be more scared by his fellow piggies. Therefore I decided to just check up on him, then I found out red dots and a lil scabbing on his back. He also began to bald as when I brushed him more than usual hair came...

Hello, I'm a new piggy owner and I am worried for my male baby guinea pig, he's about 1-2 months old. 2 weeks ago, I got him from a pet shop. Bringing him home, I noticed he got a white hard thing in his hair on his neck (Idk how to insert an image). I didn't notice him excessively scratch and...

Hello! I WANT TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING I HAVE A VET APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED ASAP. I'm here because I’m stressing and just looking for some answers while I wait for Monday. I think that one of my guinea pigs may possibly have mange mites. He has A v-shaped bald spot that when touched he will...

Hey, does anybody have any idea what this could be? It has appeared in the past week. At first it was a sore nose/crusty on the tip not notrils and her eyes sore and then it went red. Then a a day after I noticed this on her side. Her eyes are fine but her side is spreading. From when I first...

Hi all! I've just signed up to this forum as I am desperately seeking some advice. I have two female himmys which I picked up in January, so only months old. One of the ladies started itching and before I knew it she had an open wound behind her ear from a bite. I took both pigs to the vets on...

Hi, I have a three month old hairless guinea pig. He has been itching and biting himself very frequently and has one major spot where I believe he scratched raw that has now began to heal, but it is dry and flaky. First I thought he had mange mites, but after being given a topical dose of...

hello, i have recently bought a baby guinea pig to be a companion for my one year old lola. from the day that i got her, lola has begun scratching pretty heavily, mainly around her nose and towards her back. i’ve never seen her do this before. i bought a flea/mite treatment and used it on both...

I went to the vet today with Chuck because he was itching SO much and losing hair. The vet scraped his skin and found no mites, so she guessed it was mange mites. (She said she didn’t want to go digging in his skin because he’s so squirmy.) She then prescribed us with a treatment called...

My piggy has mites and we did research as to what to get to treat him,and most people said to get mite treatment at our local pet store and when we looked they didn’t have any and have never heard of it which,so we came back and did more research and found neem oil.So we were able to get some...

Dear Forum, After 7 years of being blessed with piggies, my older male guinea pig (Alvin, neutered ~7 years old) was suddenly diagnosed with mange mites. According to the vet it was due to the new guinea pig being introduced. Anyways, I've put him and the rest of the herd on Ivermectin and out...