so Im in the process of moving house and cleaned my guinea pigs cage a couple days days later than I normally would have. when I was cleaning it I was removing some hay and poo from the heavy areas and noticed jumping black insects, that look like fleas. I cleaned everything and hoovered but still see the odd one jumping about. I checked my guinea pigs over a two are fine but one as some flakey skin and a scab on her back. Two of my pigs are white and I didn't see anything black in their fur but I combed it through with a fine comb and found
white flakey bits that I'm not sure are skin or something else.
They had what I thought was mites previously which I treated with a guinea pig spot on from the pet shop, and it seemed to clear up but I heard that stuff can make the mites become resistant or something? I will be taking them to the vets for proper treatment but with moving and everything I won't be able to afford it until I get paid in a couple weeks. I'm also worried about carrying the fleas to the new house.
Is there anything I can do in the mean time? I was planning on washing all their fleece on a hot wash before moving, maybe even washing it at another family members house to avoid it get contaminated again. Should I bath the pigs? Im not sure if this would help. Is it worth given them the pet shop stuff or is that a bad idea? As I said really do not want the fleas coming with us, especially because after we move we will be getting a cat too so I can just imagine them both reinfecting each other.
Any advice would be appreciated.
white flakey bits that I'm not sure are skin or something else.
They had what I thought was mites previously which I treated with a guinea pig spot on from the pet shop, and it seemed to clear up but I heard that stuff can make the mites become resistant or something? I will be taking them to the vets for proper treatment but with moving and everything I won't be able to afford it until I get paid in a couple weeks. I'm also worried about carrying the fleas to the new house.
Is there anything I can do in the mean time? I was planning on washing all their fleece on a hot wash before moving, maybe even washing it at another family members house to avoid it get contaminated again. Should I bath the pigs? Im not sure if this would help. Is it worth given them the pet shop stuff or is that a bad idea? As I said really do not want the fleas coming with us, especially because after we move we will be getting a cat too so I can just imagine them both reinfecting each other.
Any advice would be appreciated.