rayo Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 I have started to notice alot of fleas on the rabbits I am shooting , is this normal I cant say i have noticed them before and would these fleas jump from the rabbit to a dog ? any advice greatly received Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 I find rabbits always have fleas, but seem to have more in Summer months. IMO hedgehogs have the most fleas. I don't know if rabbit fleas move on to dogs, but I have always kept my dogs "flea protected" all year round, to prevent any kind of flea attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper063 Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 COULD BE START OF MIXI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeymagic1969 Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 COULD BE START OF MIXI Very True - those little ******** are the carriers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossover Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Rabbit fleas will not live on dogs, I have never known them to move onto my lurchers but have been bitten numerous times myself. when you notice them in bigger than normal numbers mixi will usually follow. Regards Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoughton Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Fleas are always around more this time of year - they breed far more readily in the warmer weather. I doubt any of us will see much myxi until late summer/autumn. It spreads wildly once the rabbits are spending more time underground - at the moment they stay above ground far longer and disease spreads much more slowly. It's always quite sad every year when I mark the start of autumn with spotting lots of myxi rabbits. Haven't seen any myxi rabbits around my way since last autumn. More rabbits around this year than I can ever remember - we're having some great shooting. Great on the bbq too. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin vs Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 There's no problem with the fleas moving onto the dog, if you leave the rabbit's up on a ditch for awhile the fleas will leave the rabbit as it's body temperature drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog546 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 As mentioned on some of the posts,when the fleas start lining up on the rabbits ears giving a black fringe its a sign that mixy isnt far away,we have it in Cornwall already this year and have had them wandering in the road for about a month now. I have treated numerous houses for flea infestations in the last month as the weather has warmed,some house were absolutely heaving with them,mind you the common flea is the cat flea which will live on most things,dog fleas are not very common at all. So perhaps to prevent the spread of fleas we should have a CAT cull!!!!!!! Alright only joking,it shows I'm a dog lover doesnt it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 COULD BE START OF MIXI i was reading the other day that fleas are NOT the main carrier of mixi. It turns out that mozzys do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog546 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 You are correct that Mozi's spread the disease aswell but the main carier is the flea as mentioned in my post when you see them lining up in the tops of the ear its not far away.But it is not as effective at reducing the population of rabbits as it was,with rabbits surving out breaks quite readily now adays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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