Home Remedy For A Guinea Pig With Mites
I have a guinea pig that I just bought and when I bought her I didn't realize she had mites :( Well I took her in to the shop on Thursday and showed the seller and she sprayed her with some kind of spray and gave me a dust to sprinkle in her cage and on her and it seemed to help with the itching that night and yesterday but now again today she is itching like crazy :( I read about using peroxide and borax and I was wondering if I could use that for her? If so how often should I apply it?
Mpls., Mn
03/16/2014
Hey Corrinew!
You certainly can use Ted's mange cure for a guinea pig - the treatment protocol and duration is the same. However because guinea pig mites do cause extreme itching and discomfort to the piggy, you may need to wrap your piggy in an ace bandage or sports wrap and cut the nails sort so the piggy does not scratch himself raw which then causes major problems with dehydration which can lead to death; in addition the pain and discomfort is so intense that the stress of it all can result in loss of life.
Please let us know how it goes with treating your guinea pig!
