cedarane
Member
Hi all!
I bought two new does around January 26th and after a few weeks noticed her ears drooping. I thought nothing of it as she was new and I wasn't sure of her behavior so I let it go. Well, she became moody and I was told she charged when her other owner first got her.
Now, it appears she is probably introduced ear mites into my herd. My issue is my rabbits are housed in solid wooden hutches. It seems that 3 of them have ear mites, if not all of them. I have a quarantine cage, but not enough for three. :cry_baby:
Should I try and quarantine 3 and hope for the best with the others or treat them all, strip the hutches (empty bedding, spray with white vinegar, DE, tea tree, and rub the legs of the hutch down with oil) and put them back in? Or treat the three is a semi secure quarantine area and hope for the best for the others? :explanation:
I'm open to other ideas, but I've got to get ahead of this.... :all-ears:
I bought two new does around January 26th and after a few weeks noticed her ears drooping. I thought nothing of it as she was new and I wasn't sure of her behavior so I let it go. Well, she became moody and I was told she charged when her other owner first got her.
Now, it appears she is probably introduced ear mites into my herd. My issue is my rabbits are housed in solid wooden hutches. It seems that 3 of them have ear mites, if not all of them. I have a quarantine cage, but not enough for three. :cry_baby:
Should I try and quarantine 3 and hope for the best with the others or treat them all, strip the hutches (empty bedding, spray with white vinegar, DE, tea tree, and rub the legs of the hutch down with oil) and put them back in? Or treat the three is a semi secure quarantine area and hope for the best for the others? :explanation:
I'm open to other ideas, but I've got to get ahead of this.... :all-ears: