tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post5457327776444197072..comments2023-08-25T04:11:22.069-06:00Comments on What a Zoo: Guinea pigs and mitesKim and familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08896551371139570181noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-60623910442625746622022-06-27T13:19:03.266-06:002022-06-27T13:19:03.266-06:00Will the olive oil work for lice maybe?Will the olive oil work for lice maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-55178240903490911562022-03-07T05:08:17.742-07:002022-03-07T05:08:17.742-07:00If you're buying from a pet store, you'll ...If you're buying from a pet store, you'll find that they can give you an idea of their age by asking you questions. If you'd like to know the exact age of a cockatiel, it's always best to buy it from a breeder. Find more interesting information about pet care guide <a href="https://tealfeed.com/life-span-cockatiel-improved-z0vxc" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>.charliesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223592353150690907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-62288601110278092042018-03-16T16:04:21.221-06:002018-03-16T16:04:21.221-06:00How do you know if it's mites or fungal? Mine ...How do you know if it's mites or fungal? Mine are scratching a lot. One GO looks like he might be losing hair on his back. He has a spot there starting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-89564424487154282522017-08-15T13:16:44.495-06:002017-08-15T13:16:44.495-06:00Things here are looking better! I put the corn sta...Things here are looking better! I put the corn starch on last night, so little Nuggets drying up now 😊 unfortunately, he was so miserable from the fungus, I had to get some monistat 7. 2 applications in so far, and I'm noticing a major difference! The scratching is down to a minimum! His poor bum area is still very soar and scabbed over, hoping that clears up soon. Thanks again for your article!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967451064942411688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-91085130679436806262017-08-13T17:01:08.341-06:002017-08-13T17:01:08.341-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967451064942411688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-60159450483450714512017-08-11T14:50:15.068-06:002017-08-11T14:50:15.068-06:00Update....I am 100% sure now baby Nugget has mites...Update....I am 100% sure now baby Nugget has mites. Poor baby. He woke up with the place I had put coconut oil totally raw from biting/itching. I pampered him all morning, washed his fleece bedding then proceeded to dip him in Olive oil. He is so mad at me right now :( My typically tame and loving baby piggy now runs when I try to pet him, but it's for the better. I found more bite marks on both inner thighs last night. We were left with no other options! Sorry little guy, it's like a kid that's sick and doesn't want the medicine! Hoping for a fast recovery! Today marks day 1 of treatment! Thanks again for your post! I'll keep you updated... Although I have no doubts this is going to work!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967451064942411688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-42289529488678312462017-08-10T13:40:57.778-06:002017-08-10T13:40:57.778-06:00Thank you so much for taking your time to post thi...Thank you so much for taking your time to post this blog! My boyfriend and I got a baby piggy from PetSmart last weekend and just last night my boyfriend noticed some itchy, flaky skin on our baby Nuggets back. I immediately applied Neosporin and left it on overnight. This morning, no noticable difference so I applied a generous amount of unrefined, cold-pressed virgin coconut oil. Since coconut oil has antifungal properties, I'm leaving that on for 2-3 days then going for 2_3 days of an olive oil treatment, followed by corn starch. I have high hopes for this treatment, as I've done similar for lice in the past! I don't like using laboratory poisons, and this just seems like no stress solution. I'll keep everyone updated on Nuggets progress 😊Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967451064942411688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-9116158342821678492017-04-18T17:23:44.610-06:002017-04-18T17:23:44.610-06:00thanks so much for this. There is virtually nothin...thanks so much for this. There is virtually nothing online for alternatives to conventional treatment for mites and guinea pigs. Really appreciate it. Very logical treatment but great to know how effective it is. Our little piggies will be fine now :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-39251561058365786452016-04-04T20:43:23.755-06:002016-04-04T20:43:23.755-06:00I wish I'd found this blog two months ago! I&#...I wish I'd found this blog two months ago! I've spent $200 on vet visits, scrapings, and medications to no avail. My piggy was diagnosed with ringworm,, which is contagious to humans, and lice. After two months of sulpher baths and fungus meds and topical lice meds, my little guy IS WORSE THAN EVER.<br /><br />I just applied mineral oil on him. I sure hope it works. I'm thinking I might top that with olive oil!<br /><br />For those who are concerned -- mineral oil is used as a laxative for humans. It should not be an issue for GPs whatsoever. There is a difference between mineral oil and mineral spirits. MINERAL SPIRITS WILL KILL but MINERAL OIL IS FINE (you buy it in the laxative aisle of any pharmacy).<br /><br />To the person who runs this blog -- if you sign in with a Google account, it offers you the option under "Choose an Identity" to get email follow-up comments. Hope that helps. Your blog sure has given me confidence to use old-school treatments. I read somewhere that mites, lice, and ringworm can be harboring for a very long time before there are symptoms.<br /><br />BAKING SODA is not the same as cornstarch and I would not use it on the piggy.jillybeansismehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765659565175197660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-88991619514254871192015-10-19T02:24:13.175-06:002015-10-19T02:24:13.175-06:00My guinea pig has mange went to get he got a shot ...My guinea pig has mange went to get he got a shot and antibiotics and I still have to give him one more dose of the other medicine but I put Vaseline on him because his fur is still bad after a week but I hadn't read this blog yet so now I'm worried that the Vaseline is going to make him sick please let me know if anyone knowsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377471292977470415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-59089900764124349082015-10-19T02:16:51.050-06:002015-10-19T02:16:51.050-06:00I put Vaseline on my guinea pig before I read this...I put Vaseline on my guinea pig before I read this does anyone know if Vaseline is ok for himAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377471292977470415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-46534791583140005942015-10-19T02:13:40.124-06:002015-10-19T02:13:40.124-06:00And I also took him to vet on Thursday and they ga...And I also took him to vet on Thursday and they gave him a shot and antibiotics he still takes but the fur was really bad and he was still going crazy itching so I slathered him with Vaseline I really hope he's okayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377471292977470415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-74117590072255660322015-08-19T21:31:03.074-06:002015-08-19T21:31:03.074-06:00Hi I read your blog after noticing signs of mange ...Hi I read your blog after noticing signs of mange mites in my guinea pig Olaf and applied olive oil to him. He is trying to lick it all off of himself and its worrying me. I hope its ok for him to ingest. He seems pretty happy other than being covered in olive oil. Is there a chance he may overheat or get sick from ingesting the olive oil? Also Im wondering if i can use baking soda as an alternative to corn starch???Chelonnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-9124828993031867732015-08-19T21:24:38.918-06:002015-08-19T21:24:38.918-06:00Hi I read your blog after noticing signs of mange ...Hi I read your blog after noticing signs of mange mites in my guinea pig Olaf and applied olive oil to him. He is trying to lick it all off of himself and its worrying me. I hope its ok for him to ingest. He seems pretty happy other than being covered in olive oil. Is there a chance he may overheat or get sick from ingesting the olive oil? Also Im wondering if i can use baking soda as an alternative to corn starch???Chelonnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-65780535659631429782015-05-02T00:05:27.926-06:002015-05-02T00:05:27.926-06:00Sorry, I don't get notifications when people c...Sorry, I don't get notifications when people comment. I just rubbed the olive oil in until it went to the skin. One coat is enough and it doesn't take much. I think what happens is that the oil suffocates the bugs. I believe I left it on overnight the first time before I put the cornstarch on to absorb the oil. The next treatments I left it on for several hours before I absorbed the oil. One of them had mites much worse than the other two. It was best to treat them every couple days to be sure there were no new mite issues. Since my guinea pigs are on fleece instead of wood chip style bedding, it wasn't hard to leave them oily. Kim and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896551371139570181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-76530442558094859222015-04-23T13:54:04.671-06:002015-04-23T13:54:04.671-06:00Can you explain how much oil and how you applied i...Can you explain how much oil and how you applied it? I tried one coat on both but how do you ensure that you have gotten all the way to skin all over? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-73023533011662174822015-01-04T23:18:32.237-07:002015-01-04T23:18:32.237-07:00Hi, we bought a guinea pig at Petco and about 7 da...Hi, we bought a guinea pig at Petco and about 7 days later he started showing signs of mange. We are trying the olive oil and the corn starch. If it doesn't work I will simply take him to a vet.Jeffrey Dean Srhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307547276348918942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-7112145555900273252014-11-14T20:20:55.075-07:002014-11-14T20:20:55.075-07:00That is Awesome and fantastic! Thanks so much for ...That is Awesome and fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing. This made my day. <br /><br />I don't check my blog as often as I use to. This one gets the most hits.Kim and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896551371139570181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-57965309404753175782014-09-30T16:53:50.618-06:002014-09-30T16:53:50.618-06:00This last post_annonymous_was mine.
Update: foll...This last post_annonymous_was mine.<br /><br />Update: follow up vet appt. NO MITES! we did two olive oil treatments. Oil stayed on for two days then corn starch and new bedding. After two days we repeated the process. The vet was surprised! She put their under the microscope and said the mites were gone. They did lose a bit of hair because all of the oil. Just a lil bath soon and we will be good as new! <br /><br />THANK YOU!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-81694290691909074532014-09-17T12:31:21.673-06:002014-09-17T12:31:21.673-06:00Our poor pigs have fur mites bad and the ivermecti...Our poor pigs have fur mites bad and the ivermectin injections were not as effective as we had hoped. <br /><br />They JUST received their third shot in the third week and we are trying the olive oil. The pigs are not quite tame yet so oiling up their bellies and legs was a bit of a struggle. I have hopes that this will work! <br /><br />About how much oil did you use per pig? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-56101925319651015922014-08-12T00:17:04.457-06:002014-08-12T00:17:04.457-06:00Yes. But we aren't cooking guinea pigs. Just s...Yes. But we aren't cooking guinea pigs. Just suffocating mites. :) Kim and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896551371139570181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-29970902179837690562014-07-03T12:39:51.192-06:002014-07-03T12:39:51.192-06:00Im kind of confused are we talking bout olive oil ...Im kind of confused are we talking bout olive oil u cook with....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178077067582414718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-18221828032079668682014-05-01T22:48:12.425-06:002014-05-01T22:48:12.425-06:00I think I need to figure out how to get this blog ...I think I need to figure out how to get this blog to notify me when I get comments. You don't need to bath them. They don't like it anyway. I would put fleece in the pen and have a couple of them on hand so you can change it daily and wash them in hot water. <br />Leave the oil on for 2 days or more. 2 will probably work. 3 might be better in case they hatch. Then don't bath them, just use cornstarch to absorb the oil. They will look powdery for a few days but goes away if you keep petting them and massaging their fur. <br />Our brown and white one was as bad as yours sounds. He was dandruffy and scabby with thinning fur before I treated him and didn't like to be touched. Afterwards his fur grew in really healthy and he's still had no trouble with mites since. <br />Olive oil is much thicker than coconut and vegetable oil so the others might work but I believe olive oil is the best choice. <br />Go ahead a treat them a week later just to be sure. That is the best way to treat lice on kids as well.Kim and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896551371139570181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-13605032206594418832014-04-28T22:02:54.487-06:002014-04-28T22:02:54.487-06:00I know that this was posted a while ago but I thi...I know that this was posted a while ago but I think my guinea pig has mites. He is losing some weight, losing hair, drinking a lot of water and is all dandruffy/layer of dead skin on his body. He also has scabs and is really irritable/doesn't like to be touchesd at the moment. I've researched online of the syptoms that mites cause guinea pigs and he seems to match everything. I cannot afford to go to the vet to have him get a shot and I also read that an overdose of invermectin can kill you guinea pig. So I don't want to go to the vet. I just went to the store and bought some extra virgin olive oil for him after reading your post about it suffocating the mites and killing them. I want to put it on him on Thursday because that's his cage cleaning day. When I put it on him should I give him a bath before i apply it to him or not? Also he has a lot of cage accessories, should I bleach/put them in the freezer until he is showing signs of the being gone? And at the moment he is using kiln dried pine bedding. Should I switch to fleece until the mites are gone? I'm afraid that the bedding will stick to him with the olive oil on him, but also afraid that the fleece will allow the mites a place to stay until the olive oil removed. Lastly how long should I keep the olive oil on him? Two to three days? I was also wondering if coconut/vegetable oil would also work the same as olive oil? Thank you your input would be greatly appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19700360.post-47474172586695395352013-09-09T00:29:26.505-06:002013-09-09T00:29:26.505-06:00I'm trying to keep tabs on the comments on thi...I'm trying to keep tabs on the comments on this post. But it still takes me some time. I think the Olive Oil wouldn't hurt anything to try with the lice. I used it to kill lice on my kids hair. That's why I thought of using it on the guinea pigs in the first place. <br /><br />Jessica, I'm glad you found this post before using the bag balm. <br /><br />Olive Oil isn't as traumatic as a bath or the super thick bag balm. When you use the cornstarch later, it really isn't that bad either. Kim and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896551371139570181noreply@blogger.com