The couple drops of tea tree and Neem where in the whole batch of oil we made. There was about 1 cup of coconut oil, 1/2 cup olive oil, then the drops of tea tree/Neem added. I could have wrote that more clearly.
Thank you all for your helpful input! I put a few drops of olive oil (prior to your replies) in each ear and she stoped scratching for a day. Today she is scratching and shaking again. So I used what I have, a mixture of coconut, olive oils and a little tea tree. I hope it wasn't too much! If this doesn't work, I will try the Ivermectin. She's my best breeder!
I tried natural with our doe multiple times after she came from the breeder with mites. The breeder had also treated her the day of pickup with a natural product without telling me until we had met for pickup. Been fighting the mites ever since. Never had them here prior. I will no longer go natural and just use ivermectin with mites. It's safe and effective and I most likely wouldn't still be fighting them with her had I treated her with it right away. Granted her case was pretty bad when she came here and yours probably isn't. I will add that I should have done 3 doses in her case and months later they came back after appearing to be gone. I'm doing another round of treatment on her of 3 doses just to be sure. Along with cleaning and diatomaceous earth in her bedding trays until I'm sure they are gone for good.
How do you use diatomaceous earth? I have quite a bit of it here; I use it for horticultural purposes. Do your rabbits get in contact with it, or is it just in trays under them?Along with cleaning and diatomaceous earth in her bedding trays until I'm sure they are gone for good.
Hope you get your bun cleared up quick. Keep us posted.
You don't want them inhaling it (like any other human or animal) but you can use it carefully in their coat if needed. It doesn't hurt them to ingest it but you don't want it getting into the lungs. I'm putting it in the shavings under hay for the nesting box and mix it in the litter tray with the shavings/bedding and sometimes sprinkle a little on top also.
Thanks! Yes, I'm wary (and careful) about the dust even when using it on plants. I'll give it a try in the rabbit trays too.
DE is very useful, just make sure you use food grade DE. You can dust a little in the ears for mites. You can put it in their feed or water for internal parasites. You can put it under and around the cages and the lower walls of your shed. Mites especially will be harbored in cracks and crevices of wood. My chickens and rabbits share housing so I also use it on my chicken's roost, in the nest boxes, their run, in their dust bath area and shavings. It's pretty heavy stuff so if you sprinkle it close to the ground it doesn't get it in the air and once it's on any surface it clings to it so it's not going to puff up again and get in the air.
Thank you! It's also super useful for moisture management and reduction of fungus gnats in potted plants, which has been my use case.
Same principles at work, I'm sure, treating fungus gnats and mites.
Thanks. I haven't used DE for that but I will. I have been using a different method for getting rid of indoor gnats. I put a little cheap red wine in a saucer and put a tea candle in the center. Then at night when the other lights are out the gnats flock to the candle and some get toasted in the candle flame and some get toasted on the wine.Thank you! It's also super useful for moisture management and reduction of fungus gnats in potted plants, which has been my use case.
In the morning I dump out the bodies and start over. I've gotten rid of major infestations that way. DE would be cheaper though.
