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[Deleted member 145032]

hi ive had my female guinea pig for a few months now and about a month ago she went to the vet and got 3 jabs, all a week apart, to get rid of her mites.
while she had the mites i brushed her hair with a comb i bought for her, would have the eggs transferred onto that? i need to brush through her fur, she has long hair but i don’t know if i should clean it or get a new one just in case?

 

[Wiebke]

hi ive had my female guinea pig for a few months now and about a month ago she went to the vet and got 3 jabs, all a week apart, to get rid of her mites.
while she had the mites i brushed her hair with a comb i bought for her, would have the eggs transferred onto that? i need to brush through her fur, she has long hair but i don’t know if i should clean it or get a new one just in case?

Hi!

Please get a new brush.

Was she treated for hay mites or mange mites?

 

[Deleted member 145032]

Hi!

Please get a new brush.

Was she treated for hay mites or mange mites?

I'm sorry but i can’t remember!
is there definitely no way of cleaning it? or killing the eggs that could potentially be on it?

 

[Wiebke]

I'm sorry but i can’t remember!
is there definitely no way of cleaning it? or killing the eggs that could potentially be on it?

If you had the variety with eggs fixed to hairs instead of being burrowed in skin, then you have had hay mites that generally come with industrially harvested, usually imported international hay brands.

You can dunk your brush into F10 and let it dry in the air but there is no guarantee that this will impact on the eggs stuck to hairs in the brush; they are pretty tough to reach. It is MUCH safer and ultimately cheaper to make a fresh start instead of risking another round of ivermectin injections.

Cutting off any hair that has eggs fixed to it (tiny beads), is usually a good way of ensuring that less hay mites will hatch that need ivermectin to kill them. You will still need to treat with an ivermectin or selamectin based product but there will be less mites in the next generations to get on top of. The hair will grow back.

 

[Deleted member 145032]

If you had the variety with eggs fixed to hairs instead of being burrowed in skin, then you have had hay mites that generally come with industrially harvested, usually imported international hay brands.

You can dunk your brush into F10 and let it dry in the air but there is no guarantee that this will impact on the eggs stuck to hairs in the brush; they are pretty tough to reach. It is MUCH safer and ultimately cheaper to make a fresh start instead of risking another round of ivermectin injections.

Cutting off any hair that has eggs fixed to it (tiny beads), is usually a good way of ensuring that less hay mites will hatch that need ivermectin to kill them. You will still need to treat with an ivermectin or selamectin based product but there will be less mites in the next generations to get on top of. The hair will grow back.

thank you