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Myxi & Fleas

M

Mad Bunster

Mama Doe
OK so I know that Myxi can be spread by fleas and biting insects. We don't know of anywhere where we could come into contact with fleas directly, but I'm thinking about weird ways that this might happen? If a person picked up a flea, could it survive on that person, or do they die off without a "host".

The reason I ask is that my parents go to their caravan of a weekend and have said they've seen bunnies with sore eyes there.... Could it happen that they were somehow to pick up a flea and bring it home with them, then if I went to visit them and ended up bringing it home with me?? Or is this too far-fetched and I'm being paranoid? :oops:
 
I would think hedgehogs/foxes/cats etc. in your garden would be more of a risk :)

Tam
 
I would say possible, but unlikely. The 'rabbit flea' can only survive on a rabbit, like the 'hedgehog flea' can only survive on a hedgehog etc. But they could be 'carried' on clothing etc, but I don't know how long they would live for.:?
So in theory, you could be walking through grass where a myxi rabbit had been and left a flea, the flea could jump on you leg and then you could take it home with you, but I should think this is very unlikely!
I think only if you were to handle a wild rabbit with fleas then I would worry.
I get paranoid, as at work sometimes I have to handle myxi rabbits that are riddled with fleas. I give myself some squirts with flea spray, and then strip when I get home as soon as I get in the door! :shock:
 
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