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mites won’t go away :(

Swissgreys said:
As you are being ultra careful given the issues you have had with such a stubborn infestation I would play it very safe.
I would clean the cage throughly 24 hours after dosing her and her friend/s and also replace all cardboard items - at least these are free!
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ok will do that! thanks :) but why clean her cage 24 hours after and not straight after giving her the medication? wouldn't the mites jump back on to her ?
 
I've always assumed they don't all die immediately so if you dose and pop her into a clean cage there'll still be some scuttling round on her for a while - but in truth it probably won't make much difference. If you've got a clean cage ready you go for it! I'm not so organised.

Cardboard I'd get rid of. I had some tunnels made of sticks wired together to bend - I got rid of those personally and got some new ones. Anything more pricey you might save by freezing for 3 or 4 days (or longer) or maybe baking in the oven at about 60 dC for 20 mins (or longer!) At least, that's how I had to treat things when we got clothes moths!
 
my piggy weighs 1004g and i got her the xeno 450 for her hay mites, how much should i give her since it says i can use it on her over 1.2kg

this is the dosage guide it comes with
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i just want to make sure that i don’t give her too much cause i’ve read that she could overdose
would i give her 10 drops?
 
bonnie. said:
my piggy weighs 1004g and i got her the xeno 450 for her hay mites, how much should i give her since it says i can use it on her over 1.2kg

this is the dosage guide it comes with
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i just want to make sure that i don’t give her too much cause i’ve read that she could overdose
would i give her 10 drops?
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1000g is 5/6 of 1200kg. There are 20 drops in every pipette (see top of leaflet), so it is ca. 17 drops or nearly one pipette with just a very little left over.
 
Wiebke said:
1000g is 5/6 of 1200kg. There are 20 drops in every pipette (see top of leaflet), so it is ca. 17 drops or nearly one pipette with just a very little left over.
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ok thanks i’ll give her 17 drops then! thanks you so much for your help :)
 
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