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- 06/28/2018 at 8:37 PM
  Annamarie
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  Hi I just rehomed my two bunnies one who is 6 weeks and the other is 7 weeks male and female 6 days ago. Upon picking them up from the breeder he told me they contracted mites from free roaming in his backyard. I took them to the vet right after and was prescribed revolution the kitty/puppy dose where they administered one tube per bunny . At the moment I have them on the front porch because I have no experience on mites and don’t want them to spread to the household since I have young children one 7 month and 7 year old. Online research contradicts each other telling me that it burrows and it doesn’t burrow humans. So I want to know if anyone has experienced this and how long it took to finally go away. They seemed to have a mild case of it the male showed no symptoms and the female had a small missing patch of hair on one ear but no scaly skin. Also what did you use to disinfect and is it safe to bring them indoors just kept in the cage for now ? Or will it spread?
- 06/28/2018 at 11:39 PM
  LBJ10
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  Depends on the kind of mites. Did the vet say?
- 06/29/2018 at 12:57 AM
  Annamarie
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  Yes cheyletiella walking dandruff
- 06/29/2018 at 11:34 PM
  LBJ10
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  OK, that helps. This particular mite (sometimes just referred to as rabbit fur mite) is listed as potentially zoonotic. However, they do not actually take up residence on humans. If there is a heavy infestation, the mites could end up biting humans. People may react to the bites (just like humans may react to flea bites), but the mites cannot survive on humans. They do not burrow into the skin and they need to have fur to live in.
  
  Ivermectin is traditionally used to treat fur mites and it can take as many as 3 doses. Revolution is also being used to treat them now. Again, it can take as many as 3 doses. That’s if the infestation is really bad.
  
  According to MediRabbit, you can treat their area with boric acid flea products. These are generally safe, but the bunnies should not be in the room during treatment. Perhaps you can put them out on the porch while you’re cleaning their room and then put them in there when you are done. This may need to be repeated.
  
  I don’t think the mites can get very far without a host. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but they generally don’t spread simply because they want to stay where the “food” is.
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