Fly Strike

[pamnock]

Wasn't successful trying to post this on the original thread due to forumerror . . .

Yes, most likely fruit flies or some other species of small fly (baby flies are maggots).

You can also try using some type of trap like this http://www.fruitflytraps.com/index.htm

Auto sprayers like the one I have don't seem to be effective. Those small flies seem to reproduce and mutate into resistant strains rapidly.

Pam

 

[Spring]

Here's her original post, I saw a duplicate and went to remove one of them, then the other got messed up..

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I'm scared guys. I had a severe bout of depression the last couple weeks, and fed the bunnies, but apparently I was lax on the cleaning. Today, I went to clean (which was overdue) and found a TON of baby flies. I checked the bunnies behinds and they are clean and fine. What should I do? What should I look for?

EDIT: they may not be 'babies' but I think they might be fruit flies...but that doesn't make any sense.

 

[Maureen Las]

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12865&forum_id=10

here is a lot of info on flystrike. Please read it and make sure that you thoroughly clean your bunnies hutches, cages etc.

 

[lalena2148]

Thank you. I moved the bunnies up stairs (near the front of the house in the upper level addition) into well ventilated rooms with fans blowing out. I sprayed their room downstairs on the far side of the house (back)with flying insect spray because there were SO many. It was really gross. I went out to buy traps and no one had them...not even fly paper! So I bought the spray and made a homemade fruit fly trap as well.

Today I'm keeping them upstairs (probably for the next few days) while I disenfect, clean the floor and walls and everything else in the room, and open the window with the fan pulling the fumes out.

I just feel so bad that I was so wrapped up in myself that I forgot about cleaning their stuff.

If anything happens to them...

 

[Maureen Las]

it sounds like you caught it in time.....

 

[lalena2148]

angieluv wrote:

it sounds like you caught it in time.....

I hope so. There were aton on their litter boxes when I cleaned them. I checked the bun's butts and they weren't moist or dirty so I'm hoping. I'm going to give them a good thorough look the next week.

Can fruit flies even cause flystrike? And why would fruit flies be hanging around bunny litter boxes? ...are they attracted to vinegar?

Should I clean their bums thoroughy after I brush them today?

Sorry, I'm a hypochondriac.

 

[pamnock]

This page discusses species of flies associated with flystrike (Myiasis)in animals http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/71719.htm

As far as I know, species of fruit flies do not lay larvae that feed on the hosts flesh.

Types of flies: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG091

Pam

 

[lalena2148]

pamnock wrote:

This page discusses species of flies associated with flystrike (Myiasis)in animals http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/71719.htm

As far as I know, species of fruit flies do not lay larvae that feed on the hosts flesh.

Types of flies: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG091

Pam

Thank you.

 

[lalena2148]

Cleaned the room from top to bottom after the spray. I used 3 fans (and one window one pulling the air out the window) to ventilate the room for 4 days before moving the bunnies back in. After cleaning all their cages, boxes, toys, etc., we're fly free! Thanks for all your help.

 

[Maureen Las]

Sounds great!!!!