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#1
10-26-09, 10:58 pm
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ok this is kind of weird and a bit gross but bear with me plz i have one guinea pig. she is completely healthy. no hair loss, no scratching. i had wood shavings in her large cage . cage has metal bars on it. Well in the areas that she urinates and poos in.. there are tiny jumping bugs. they are no bigger than a large dot. they are black.they jump on the walls also. Since it was wood. i went out and got that like material type bedding. non wood. I still see some. they have also gotten into the dwarf hamsters cage but i can tell they originate in the guinea pig cage as when i lift out the dirty stuff... i see bugs in it. help plz       |
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#2
10-26-09, 11:42 pm
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Could it possibly be fleas?? Have you considered switching to fleece bedding? |
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#3
10-27-09, 12:09 am
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There are gnats and mites that are attracted to fecal matter and urine. How often are you changing out your bedding? |
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#4
10-27-09, 02:32 am
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How big is your cage and how often do you clean it? |
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10-27-09, 10:19 pm
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The cage is large. 3 feet by 1 1/2 feet i would guess. It gets scraped out daily. I just changed to fleece bedding from wood bedding. Thank you for replies. |
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#6
10-29-09, 09:43 pm
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To be honest, you cage is approximately 36"x18" which is far too small. The problem sounds like fleas to me as well. Do you have other animals? |
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#7
10-30-09, 12:39 pm
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no she is in there alone. |
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10-30-09, 01:30 pm
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I meant other animals besides guinea pigs. |
