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Fly Strike - is there a way of checking without picking the rabbit up?

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Furries

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Is there a way of checking for fly strike without actually picking the rabbit up? I realise that as it's between the rabbit's legs, this was unlikely, but I just wondered if there was a way? For example, when my rabbit stretches up against the wire of the run to expose his/her belly, would this work as a way to check?

I used to check twice a day when I had to pick them up, in order to move them from the shed to the run and back again, but now I've changed my set-up, they have 24/7 access to their run. They're still easy to catch, so it's not a problem, if not. They're just not wildly keen on being picked up.
 
The best way is to pick them up and check them. Fly eggs are small so could be difficult to see if looking more from a distance, and they will often get in folds which can be tricky to see.
 
amylou said:
The best way is to pick them up and check them. Fly eggs are small so could be difficult to see if looking more from a distance, and they will often get in folds which can be tricky to see.
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Thanks. Hadn't thought about them being so small.
 
I'd have to agree that you will need to pick the rabbit up- found fly eggs on Elsa this week and was surprised by how tiny and difficult to find they were- i wouldnt have found them without picking her up and combing through all her fur very carefully. Although she is white which makes it more difficult. Good luck, flies are horrible things!
 
Thumper detests being picked up so much that to be honest I'd be afraid of harming her in order to check for eggs etc as it simply stresses her out too much. I know you're all gonna jump on me and say well it's better than her being eaten alive - I know that, but I do do a specific stroke action all over her back/bum and lift her tail to see (she hates that too) and I do 'tease' her with something tasty so she has to stand on her back legs, usually up against the wire of the run, so I can have a look then. If I pick her up she goes mental, twisting, kicking and putting up a darned good fight. Oddly enough, prior to being spayed last November, she didn't mind being picked up and stroked as she'd tooth grind her appreciation. She's obviously older now so that's probably why, but bizarrely, Coco - who didn't like being picked up - now doesn't mind! Grrrrrr :lol:
 
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