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Parasite protection?

Mine aren't, I treat if/when they show symptoms.

Worming I would never do regularly as the wormer is the only treatment for EC and the last thing I want is for them to have built up a resistance should they ever need to be treated. Plus panacur does not work as a preventative, only as a cure. So routine worming is kind of pointless!

As for fleas, mites ect it is so rare for them to get them, especially fleas normally a bun will only have fleas is a dog or cat with fleas lives with them, in which case I'd treat the dog/cat! Plus the treatment is quite harsh chemicals, I'd rather not put that on my buns if I don't need to!

(I once saw a dog spot on treatment strip gloss paint! :shock:)
 
What Hele said :)

We've had bunnies my whole life and I never have had an issue with any kind of parasites, thankfully. Even when we've had horrible flea infestations with the cats/dogs, the fleas haven't gotten on the buns.
 
Pretty much what I thought, but saw conflicting info. My buns previous owner mentioned he was fully regularly against parasites and I haven't kept this going as didn't think it was necessary.

It was playing on my mind though!
 
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