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Hey everyone when I was cleaning my guinea pigs cage out today I found two small flys in their cage should I be worried about fly strike
(Also is this spray good and okay to use)
 

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Not all flies pose a risk, it is only blowflies which are of concern.

We don’t recommend the use of the sprays. There should be no need for them with good husbandry

The best prevention from fly strike is keeping the cage clean (doing poop picking several times in hot weather), keeping hair trimmed (long hair piggies) checking piggy bottoms twice a day.

Further information is below

Fly Strike
 
Piggies&buns said:
Not all flies pose a risk, it is only only blowflies which are of concern.

We don’t recommend the use of the sprays. There should be no need with good husbandry

The best prevention from fly strike is keeping the cage clean (doing poop picking several times in hot weather), keeping hair trimmed (long hair piggies) checking piggy bottoms twice a day.

Further information is below

Fly Strike
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Thankyou I do clean them out everyday but I will start doing twice now it’s getting warmer
 
It’s those horrible big noisy flies to watch out for - the blow flies etc
If you regularly do some poo picking / cleaning out then the piggies should be fine
Are your piggies indoors or outdoors ?
I’ve used a fly paper before - I know it might seem cruel but my guinea pigs always come first
 
Roselina said:
It’s those horrible big noisy flies to watch out for - the blow flies etc
If you regularly do some poo picking / cleaning out then the piggies should be fine
Are your piggies indoors or outdoors ?
I’ve used a fly paper before - I know it might seem cruel but my guinea pigs always come first
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There indoors and where do get the fly paper from thankyou
 
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