Rabbit fleas

[jambay5 191]

Hi Lads and lasses

 

was just wondering as am planning to get ferrets in the summer, when i got back from lamping other night i noticed the rabbits were jumping with fleas and as i am planning on feeding my ferrets on rabbit! will they pass on to the ferrets???

 

ATB

Jambay

[benji benji 60]

no

[lamping rabbit 11]

skin em and then theres no worries ..

[DogMagic 461]

The fleas leave a rabbit once its dead mate. Just leave it on the ground for a while and they will all be gone when you pick it up.

[troter58 1,711]

all the fleas will jump off the rabbits dont live on when dead atb troter

[The one 8,512]

As above you will notice them leaving there rabbit host as it cools ,and they only live on rabbits

[jambay5 191]

cheers lads, do you lads gut to stop worms???

[stevethefish 80]

Hi mate the fleas dont live on ferrets but will stay on them long enough to find a new host, they can theoretically live there for up to 3 months, same on dogs. You can get flea bites off them and they are a pain but just leave them on the ground as they have told you and most will leave when the rabbit cools. I freeze rabbits whole for my ferrets guts and all, this kills off any fleas and also tape worms, they are more of a concern. We have hundreds of rabbits in the van every month and never see a flea so dont fret too much, if your bothered about them put a sprinkling of flea powder in the ferrets bedding that will sort it.