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My babies have mites! Feel U/D It's just dry skin!

B

BobandAbby's mum

Alpha Buck
Just been out in the garden grooming the buns and have have found lots of dandruff/flaky skin on the back of both Bob's and Abby's ears! I can't believe I haven't noticed this before and I feel really guilty! How can they catch them? I clean the litter trays out daily and sweep and disinfect once a week..am I doing anything wrong?

I am at the vets tomrrow for their annual booster so shall get them treated then but I feel really terrible :cry:
 
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I wouldnt feel bad! I had a rat once who got mites, and all we could put it down to was it must have been in the bedding or shavings(yes i know now that there bad for them)that i got.

I guess they can come from a lot of places, but now that you know you can get them treated stright away!:D If you left it for weeks then you should feel bad!
 
Aww don't feel guilty. Ben had mites, the vet said they can pick them up from their hay.

Could you pm which vet you use? Wonder if its the same as mine.
 
Please don't feel bad, mine had them recently too and they are well cared for and totally spoilt! All rabbits can catch them, especially if they do have access to outside.
 
Well, we're back and it's not mites...vet did a scraping and thinks it is dry skin or maybe a slight yeast infection, so gave me some hibiscrub to dilute and bathe their ears twice weekly.
Phew!
Thanks for the vibes :D
 
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