more problems....

[ts1]

as if having my Barbie ill isn't enough, this morning during the cage clean out I found maggots! >>>

During the summer I do a full cage clean out every other day and spot clean daily, so on Thursday everything seemed fine and I did my normal clean out. Today I found maggots. We have fly screens and I have a fly squat at the ready for any that get in so I have no idea how this happened.

The result was complete panic. I thoroughly checked both girls especially around their bottom area. Thankfully they seem fine. My husband moved the cage out to the balcony and we went to the pet shop and bought a 120 cm cage (with money we don't have so thankfully it wasn't that expensive). The previous one, homemade wooden, was around 180 cm I think.

I have bleached the wooden one, washed it out with the hose pipe and left it to dry and there is still the occasional maggot crawling out of the joint between the floor and side. mallethead. Anyone got any idea how to ensure there are no eggs or maggots left?

Maybe having a wooden cage in this weather is not a very good idea because of all the cracks and joints that are hard to clean, but i'm not very happy with the reduced space for my girls.

Ahhh I don't know what to do.

 

[PopcornPigs]

Oh no you must have been so worried.
I'm not sure how you can make sure there's no more eggs etc but to prevent in the future I think you can get fly strike spray that prevents flys going near your cage. Made by johnsons. I'm not sure how effective it is maybe someone can suggest something else

 

[ts1]

Oh no you must have been so worried.
I'm not sure how you can make sure there's no more eggs etc but to prevent in the future I think you can get fly strike spray that prevents flys going near your cage. Made by johnsons. I'm not sure how effective it is maybe someone can suggest something else

thanks, this sounds great, I could ship it here i'm sure. Anyone know if this works?

 

[PopcornPigs]

I've only managed to find one review which said its easy to use and they found it effective however it has a strong smell. Not sure if this helps. Do amazon ship to you?

 

[Sherlocksmum]

A traditional method of keeping flies away is the use of mint. You could try growing several pots near their cage to help keep the flies away.

 

[ts1]

I've only managed to find one review which said its easy to use and they found it effective however it has a strong smell. Not sure if this helps. Do amazon ship to you?

thank you for looking, i'm worried about using anything that might cause more damage!? Amazon sometimes ship to Greece, it depends on the supplier.

 

[ts1]

A traditional method of keeping flies away is the use of mint. You could try growing several pots near their cage to help keep the flies away.

Thanks for your reply, great idea. I can easily grow some mint around the cage.