Flour mites 😫
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I haven't used it before.
your cage set up looks very nice
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How’s the mite situation??
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Annoyingly they are suddenly now back again. Noticed them 2 nights ago.
Seems like there is absolutely nothing I can do about them?! He's had a bit of a stressful time recently with full enclosure clear out for the bugs then a new puppy arrived as well as renovation work on the house meaning we had to move house for a week, so I'm loathed to gut his tank out again right now. (plus I don't have the luxury of time and space right now with all the above still ongoing!) They do him no harm so will need to try to ignore them for now he's ready for a total clearout again.
The last effort was monumental. It took all day. There's literally nothing more I can do to try and be rid of them. I've no idea what they are or where they come from. Everything that's back in there was baked or frozen for over 2 weeks to be sure... other than Mr Maggie himself!
Just feels totally futile at this point.
Seems like there is absolutely nothing I can do about them?! He's had a bit of a stressful time recently with full enclosure clear out for the bugs then a new puppy arrived as well as renovation work on the house meaning we had to move house for a week, so I'm loathed to gut his tank out again right now. (plus I don't have the luxury of time and space right now with all the above still ongoing!) They do him no harm so will need to try to ignore them for now he's ready for a total clearout again.
The last effort was monumental. It took all day. There's literally nothing more I can do to try and be rid of them. I've no idea what they are or where they come from. Everything that's back in there was baked or frozen for over 2 weeks to be sure... other than Mr Maggie himself!
Just feels totally futile at this point.
Maybe the mites are on poor little Maggie? If I understood my vet correctly, hamsters themselves can be affected by mites. Especially if the immune system is running low due to stress or infection. It does seem strange after all your efforts that they keep coming back. If you can catch a few and put them in a small container and take them to your vet, maybe they will have a solution. I am very sorry, you have had enough stress and it must be devastating to keep finding these little pests.Annoyingly they are suddenly now back again. Noticed them 2 nights ago.
Seems like there is absolutely nothing I can do about them?! He's had a bit of a stressful time recently with full enclosure clear out for the bugs then a new puppy arrived as well as renovation work on the house meaning we had to move house for a week, so I'm loathed to gut his tank out again right now. (plus I don't have the luxury of time and space right now with all the above still ongoing!) They do him no harm so will need to try to ignore them for now he's ready for a total clearout again.
The last effort was monumental. It took all day. There's literally nothing more I can do to try and be rid of them. I've no idea what they are or where they come from. Everything that's back in there was baked or frozen for over 2 weeks to be sure... other than Mr Maggie himself!
Just feels totally futile at this point.
Sending a big hug and hopefully a solution to get rid of them.
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Oh no!!!! I’m battling them myself and was wondering. Maybe once the weather is drier?? I haven’t done a complete clean out yet and now I’m wondering if I should bother. Just 50% plus baking cleaning freezing vinegar etc. ugh.Annoyingly they are suddenly now back again. Noticed them 2 nights ago.
Seems like there is absolutely nothing I can do about them?! He's had a bit of a stressful time recently with full enclosure clear out for the bugs then a new puppy arrived as well as renovation work on the house meaning we had to move house for a week, so I'm loathed to gut his tank out again right now. (plus I don't have the luxury of time and space right now with all the above still ongoing!) They do him no harm so will need to try to ignore them for now he's ready for a total clearout again.
The last effort was monumental. It took all day. There's literally nothing more I can do to try and be rid of them. I've no idea what they are or where they come from. Everything that's back in there was baked or frozen for over 2 weeks to be sure... other than Mr Maggie himself!
Just feels totally futile at this point.
Sorry you’re dealing with this!! Keep us posted