ratatellie
New Born Pup
Hi everyone! I ordered a cuddle tunnel online for my girls and added it to their cage when it arrived just now. They were both interested and ran through it a couple of times but after about five minutes I noticed a tiny bug crawling out! I removed the tunnel immediately and examined it more closely and found four or five of the same tiny bugs - they were around 3-4mm and from looking at pictures I suspect they're carpet beetles but I'm not 100% sure. My question now is what do I do next? The tunnel itself is wrapped up in a plastic bag and I've thrown it outside into the cold to hopefully kill anything off. I couldn't see any of the bugs on their cage and I've changed their fleece to be on the safe side. But do I need to do anything else to make sure the piggies are okay?
Also if I leave the tunnel outside overnight (it'll be -3 tonight!) and then run it through the wash at a higher temperature, do you think it will be okay or should I just throw it out altogether?
Also if I leave the tunnel outside overnight (it'll be -3 tonight!) and then run it through the wash at a higher temperature, do you think it will be okay or should I just throw it out altogether?