What flea treatment do you use

for your buns???

I've never used any flea treatment for my rabbits.
It is very unusual for them to get fleas - have you seen any?

No not at all, but the rescue centre used advantage on them. But I guess they had to as they quite often had wild rabbits floating around x

moi said:

No not at all, but the rescue centre used advantage on them. But I guess they had to as they quite often had wild rabbits floating around x

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See what you mean.

I really don't believe using anything as a routine (such as Panacur or flea treatment) unless there are obvious signs it is needed.

I do use flea and worm treatments routinely for my cats because they are out and about.

Advantage is the only safe flea treatment for rabbits x

I used advantage when my rabbits managed to pick up fleas. I don't use anything since, for a start it was so expensive and they don't really need it.

brilliant, thanks for your advice xxx

I haven't had to use any flea treatments on my rabbit either. He is an indoor rabbit so that's probably why.

I used advantage when my way ward Springer brought in unwanted house guests

I don't. I give Noogles a bath once a fortnight and it works. I clicker trained her to sit in an empty large container while the other container has water in it. Then I'd slowly pour the water over her body whilst giving treats. Sometimes she hops out when she needs to poo. I'd dry her using several towels and then keep her on top of a self heating mat for a bit. Takes 2-3hrs for her fur to dry up. For the hutch I use white wine vinegar.

:wave: please don't bath your bunny, it's not necessary and it's more likely to do harm than good in the long run I'm afraid. Aside from the stress which can itself lead to illness, (the stress will still be there even if bunny is clicker trained to behave themselves!) it will strip the natural oils from bunny's fur and leave them susceptible to infections. If she normally lives outside, the temperature differential between bath/drying/heat mat/ outdoors will also make her extremely uncomfortable and again susceptible to I'll health. They're not like humans who need bathing to keep them clean, they do that themselves and bathing is not a necessary addition. If she is in her own hutch she shouldn't get fleas anyway, most bunnies don't - and where bunnies do get fleas this is usually because a cat/dog has introduced them to the house and bunny, in which case the most appropriate treatment is to treat the cat/dog and house (and use the right spot on treatment for bunny if necessary), not to bathe bunny.

Not having a go at all - I'm just worried that you may think that you're doing the right thing, but unfortunately it's not necessary or good for your bunny at all I'm afraid. Xx

tunnelwell said:

I don't. I give Noogles a bath once a fortnight and it works. I clicker trained her to sit in an empty large container while the other container has water in it. Then I'd slowly pour the water over her body whilst giving treats. Sometimes she hops out when she needs to poo. I'd dry her using several towels and then keep her on top of a self heating mat for a bit. Takes 2-3hrs for her fur to dry up. For the hutch I use white wine vinegar.

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It really isn't necessary to bath rabbits - unless they are ill and then sometimes they need a bit of a wash at their rear ends, but even then they shouldn't be wet through, just enough water to clean them up. Bathing them isn't a good thing at all.

tunnelwell said:

I don't. I give Noogles a bath once a fortnight and it works. I clicker trained her to sit in an empty large container while the other container has water in it. Then I'd slowly pour the water over her body whilst giving treats. Sometimes she hops out when she needs to poo. I'd dry her using several towels and then keep her on top of a self heating mat for a bit. Takes 2-3hrs for her fur to dry up. For the hutch I use white wine vinegar.

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Seems a bit of a long process, and like other posters have said Bunnys don't need baths unless for a medical reason x