My baby mice seem to have little tiny light brown flea type things on them. I have been using shavings from the pet store. Are these fleas or mites and is there a safe way to deal with them?
2006-11-06 14:06:26 · 12 answers · asked by trickie 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Mice can get fleas. After much investigation, it was determined that rodents bearing infected fleas were the source of the deaths of a few people and many animals in Arizona ... it is a disease dubbed Valley Fever. The source of the black plague in Europe in the middle ages was the fleas from rodents transmitting the disease to humans.
Consult your vet to be sure they are fleas and what type of remedy to use to end whatever the infestation might be.
2006-11-06 16:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, mice can get fleas and mites. Change the bedding and buy a mite/flea spray suitable for mice (if you can't find something in a pet shop, go to a vet and they might be able to recommend something). Put the spray on a tissue and wipe the mice, don't spray it directly onto them because it could hurt them/get in their eyes.
By your discribtion it sounds like lice.
2006-11-06 22:12:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any mammal can get fleas. This is how the bubonic plague spread through Europe - fleas on mice and rats. I would pay a visit to your vet's office about whether they have fleas or mites and ask for advice about de-fleaing them.
2006-11-07 13:38:55 · answer #3 · answered by Susan G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok I just wanted to say that mice can get fleas- but it sounds like mites or rodent lice.
I would go with the same thing someone else said... clean the cage completely- get all new bedding in there, sterilize the toys you have in the cage in case they've become infested, and perhaps check with your vet.
If its lice... your mouse may need to be treated to get rid of them so he doesn't become anemic. See the link below to read more about the various lice, mites, ticks and fleas Rats and Mice get.
2006-11-07 00:19:05 · answer #4 · answered by Aravyndra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can get fleas. Mites are much smaller than fleas and more round in shape. I would guess it is mites. Wood shavings can have mites in them: in the future, freeze the bag before using it (works good to kill moths that could be in their food also). Either way clean out cage completely and make sure to get any bugs off your mouse and you should be fine.
2006-11-06 22:16:25 · answer #5 · answered by talon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever heard of the "Black Death"? It was a plague that wiped out civilizations in the dark ages, it was contracted from rats/mice that had fleas. The infested rats/mice coexisting w/ the people caused illness on such a vast scale that the human race almost became extinct. They call rats/mice vermin for a reason. Watch the Discovery channel and learn.
2006-11-06 22:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, mice cannot get fleas. in spite of what alot of people think all animals cannot get fleas due to the types of their skin. I work at a pet store... But mice can get mites.
2006-11-06 22:10:09 · answer #7 · answered by covertheif 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes...Mice can carry disease. A particularly dangerous disease carried by deer mice is called Hantavirus and can be breathed in while cleaning up mouse droppings. Mice can also carry ticks or fleas that can convey disease to humans.
2006-11-06 22:38:03 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is either mites or lice call the pet store they will tell you how to deal with them and rid your pet of these. Good luck and god bless. happy thanksgiving.
2006-11-06 22:09:37 · answer #9 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Any animal can get fleas.
2006-11-06 22:08:07 · answer #10 · answered by jen m 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋