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Cheyletiella - do I need to treat the house?

Hi. Our two bunnies are being treated for Cheyletiella, only one has signs of needing treatment, the other is being treated as precaution. When we came home from the vets I deep cleaned their room, threw out all bedding, toys, hoovered and deep cleaned everywhere in their room, but I am wondering if I need to treat the rest of our house in the rooms they go in? If so, does anyone have advice on what to use?
 
Hi. Our two bunnies are being treated for Cheyletiella, only one has signs of needing treatment, the other is being treated as precaution. When we came home from the vets I deep cleaned their room, threw out all bedding, toys, hoovered and deep cleaned everywhere in their room, but I am wondering if I need to treat the rest of our house in the rooms they go in? If so, does anyone have advice on what to use?

Vets used to go a bundle on advising treating everywhere the rabbits had been but in the last few years it's rarely mentioned.

Personally I think you have cleaned enough :D The mites live primarily on the rabbit, and you are addressing that issue!
 
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