out out damn MITES!!

[Petunia]

ok, my girls all got mites. I don't know where or how they got them, but they got them

(could it have been from washing the bedding in cold water? I dunno- I had no hot water for a few days and couldn't wait to wash their stuff...)
could they have gotten them from the vets?
I dunno....

But the pesky things are here and we are gonna evict them today!

yes there's a question in here somewhere :giggle:


I know you gotta clean out the cage and wash everything down when you do the Revolution, but what about things made out of wood?

My new girls came with a little wooden hut that they are extremely fond of, and when they first got here, I put the hut in the tub and washed it very well, used vinegar and hot water and then boiling water poured over it. (It had never been washed before)

that seemed good enough, but now that they've got mites, do I have to throw the hut out, or can I just wash it really really well again, and then after doing the boiling water rinse, dry and stick in the freezer for two days?


I'm gonna vacuum the carpet in their room really well- should I steam clean it too, or is vacuuming enough?

and the girls have been in other rooms, should all the rooms be super duper cleaned? what kills these suckers, besides boiling and freezing em? should I try electrocution as well?

can you tell that I *hate* mites?!?! :laugh4:

I just can't stand seeing my girls all itchy!!!

 

Have you used any bedding,food, toys or hammocks that you never put in the freezer for 72 hours?

I never wash my hammocks in hot water, only cold.

You will need to freeze any wooded houses or toys ..anything thats not plastic really ..2 days won't do it ..it needs to be 72 hours which is 3 days !

Good luck with it.

 

[Petunia]

Have you used any bedding,food, toys or hammocks that you never put in the freezer for 72 hours?

I never wash my hammocks in hot water, only cold.

You will need to freeze any wooded houses or toys ..anything thats not plastic really ..2 days won't do it ..it needs to be 72 hours which is 3 days !

Good luck with it.

I don't use anything but fabric (fleece and flannel mostly) does that have to be frozen?

you freeze hammocks??

ok, I thought as long as they were washed in hot water, they were ok.......


no new toys or food or anything like that.

I'll freeze the hut for 3 days then, good thing it's not very big lol

 

Washing in hot water will get rid of them too.

Some people freeze them when they first buy them some wash in hot water.

I meant I don't do my rat laundry in hot water.

They may have gotten them from the vet.

I freeze everything I buy for them before using it, but if it can be washed in the washer in hot water that works too.

 

[Petunia]

ok thanks!!!! :wink2:

 

[jorats]

As for the wood, you could seal them in a bag for three months or freeze them for 3 days.

 

As for the wood, you could seal them in a bag for three months or freeze them for 3 days.

I think I'd go with the 3 day option, rather than the 3 month option :giggle:

 

[Moon]

As for the wood, you could seal them in a bag for three months or freeze them for 3 days.

I think I'd go with the 3 day option, rather than the 3 month option :giggle:

Well, some people don't have the freezer space for all their wood toys.... so good to know that sealing them works too. Could always get new toys in the interim

 

[Maple]

I put EVERYTHING in the deep freezer for 72 hours and haven't had a problem yet.
Good luck, I'm sure we have all gone through the pesky things at one time or another. I know I have with rescued mice.