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- 08/11/2018 at 10:41 AM
  Martha
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  Our rabbit, Henry, enjoys being in his enclosed outside pen the most. He has access to come inside whenever he wants and he’s inside if we are not at home and at night. But his pen is full of ticks and fleas now we found out. My question is what to use that is safe for our boy.
  
  Would diatomaceous earth be safe if watered down? If not, what “would” be safe. My husband is raking in there now and cleaning the area up where most ticks and fleas would be. He has Advantage on him for the fleas but our vet said there is nothing safe for rabbits for ticks. Here is a photo of his pen, it’s quite large. Thank you! Martha
- 08/11/2018 at 10:44 AM
  Martha
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  The photo didn’t upload, I will try again.
- 08/11/2018 at 10:45 AM
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- 08/11/2018 at 10:52 AM
  Q8bunny
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  It’s not toxic per se, but there’s a high risk of lung damage if Henry sniffs around it. Buns have a very sensitive respiratory system, and this stuff would sandblast his airways if inhaled.
- 08/11/2018 at 10:58 AM
  Martha
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  Posted By Q8bunny on 8/11/2018 10:52 AM
  
  It’s not toxic per se, but there’s a high risk of lung damage if Henry sniffs around it. Buns have a very sensitive respiratory system, and this stuff would sandblast his airways if inhaled.
  
  Thanks… is there something safe for bunnies that we “can” use for the ticks?
- 08/11/2018 at 3:13 PM
  LBJ10
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  What kind of ticks do you have? The kind of ticks makes a huge difference in the amount of risk.
- 08/11/2018 at 4:12 PM
  Martha
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  Posted By LBJ10 on 8/11/2018 3:13 PM
  
  What kind of ticks do you have? The kind of ticks makes a huge difference in the amount of risk.
  
  John, my husband, doesn’t remember. I was not there. He said the vet said they were tiny baby ticks and that they needed to be taken care of. I wish I knew more. They were very tiny.
- 08/11/2018 at 6:27 PM
  LBJ10
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  Well, there are baby dog ticks, which would be small, and then there are black-legged (deer) ticks. Black-legged ticks are much more likely to carry Lyme. Their life cycle relies heavily on mice.
- 08/11/2018 at 8:52 PM
  Martha
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  Posted By LBJ10 on 8/11/2018 6:27 PM
  
  Well, there are baby dog ticks, which would be small, and then there are black-legged (deer) ticks. Black-legged ticks are much more likely to carry Lyme. Their life cycle relies heavily on mice.
  
  I don’t know, I wish I did. My husband says most likely deer ticks. There were so many they were climbing all over the workers as they removed them. I’m looking into nematodes now to control them.
- 08/11/2018 at 10:33 PM
  LBJ10
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  Nematodes might help. It’s something to look into. Other things you can do is make the surrounding area less appealing. Ticks don’t like dry conditions.
- 08/12/2018 at 8:32 AM
  Martha
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  Posted By LBJ10 on 8/11/2018 10:33 PM
  
  Nematodes might help. It’s something to look into. Other things you can do is make the surrounding area less appealing. Ticks don’t like dry conditions.
  
  The thing is that we live in the very dry SW desert and only have had 3 inches of rain for the entire year. Everything is dying off except apparently the ticks and the fleas…..
- 08/13/2018 at 6:52 AM
  Q8bunny
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  Figures, right? The old cockroach atomic bomb adage…
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