help and advise needed

[kielt 0]

just took my jill out of her hutch for some exercise and noticed something strange behind her ears. they look like seeds/pips and are white in colour. has anybody seen this before? i havent a clue what to do or what they are

[ace32 4]

might be ticks,if they turn dark,thats them,you had the ferts out,mainly catch them in sheep areas,best removed with tick remover tool,ok,ian

but might be wrong

[watchman 256]

just took my jill out of her hutch for some exercise and noticed something strange behind her ears. they look like seeds/pips and are white in colour. has anybody seen this before? i havent a clue what to do or what they are

sounds like its got ticks on it mate,you can get a little tick removing tool that will lift them out quite easily, don't just pull them out you could leave bits of it in and cause an infection,might want to replace all the bedding as well mate

[kielt 0]

thanxs lads think your right. just had a closer look and they look like tics. they only seem to be behind the ears. is this normal?

[watchman 256]

thanxs lads think your right. just had a closer look and they look like tics. they only seem to be behind the ears. is this normal?

can get them anywhere but yes common around the ears and head area in general

[stubby 175]

where abouts are you?, maybe a member close by with a tick puller to hand

[kielt 0]

im in merseyside. found them on the net for around £4. might as well invest in 1 for that price. thanks for the advise

[Ideation 8,216]

I had this problem recently and got a great spray from my vet, one of my jills had a pretty bad tick issue and spraying her with this stuff and rubbing it into her fur with some rubber gloves and the lot died and fell off by the next day. I'll get the name later.

[peeser 1]

frontline spray is what u need mate

[jonnytraff 8]

im in merseyside. found them on the net for around £4. might as well invest in 1 for that price. thanks for the advise

use a pair of toe nail clippers mate get them off straight away dont wait for the tic removers be delivered... Atb jon

[stubby 175]

im in merseyside. found them on the net for around £4. might as well invest in 1 for that price. thanks for the advise

use a pair of toe nail clippers mate get them off straight away dont wait for the tic removers be delivered... Atb jon

 

 

surely with clippers your just cutting them at the thorax, leaving the head in and risking infection, waiting a few days aint gonna hurt any

[jenksi87 3]

im in merseyside. found them on the net for around £4. might as well invest in 1 for that price. thanks for the advise

use a pair of toe nail clippers mate get them off straight away dont wait for the tic removers be delivered... Atb jon

 

definately ticks mate, but dont listen to this advice. leaving the heads in is when it gets infected. a few days isn't going to hurt, plus they will have grown so will be easier to remove. have a good check all over the ferrets, paying particular attention to behind the ears and in between the toes, when they are all removed bleach the hutch out and change all bedding before you put your ferret back in.

[THE GRIFF 8]

One of my ferrets got a tick a few weeks ago between his toes, he pulled it out himself but I took him to the vets anyway to make sure the head was out. The vet give him a shot of anti biotics just to stop any infection and it was cleared up after a couple of days.

One thing I would say if you are removing it yourself is make sure you remove all of the tick and keep an eye on the wound for a few days, if the wound doesn't look like its getting better, get a shot of antibiotics for it from the vet, an infection caught early will save alot of discomfort and money in the longrun.

[Jamie m 668]

Just go to the vets without the ferret , cos if you don't have the ferret with you they can't charge you a consultation fee can they , that's what I do if it's not serious , get the frontline put it on no more ticks and you will have more than enough frontline for the coming season but as many are shortly about to say when they rea d this it's strong stuff don't use to much or it will iritate the ferrets skin , you can tell if you have used to mch as the skin will go pink .

[TOMO 26,591]

FRONTLINE, VETS, ANTIBIOTICS. its a tick and quite easy to remove with just your fingers, get a good hold with your thumb and index finger and pull it out..............simmples ive never left a head in , even pulling one of my daughter when she was about 4

 

now for a few quid as you say the tick removers are a good buy but you realy dont need frontline, and deffo not antbiotics, they should only ever be used when needed ,...... not just in case.

 

dont get me wrong its nice to see you care about your ferrets and i can see you have there best intrests at heart