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HI ALL

SEEN THE POST ABOUT VANILLA FOR RABBITS AND FLY STRIKE

CAN YOU USE

pure vanilla extract AS I THINK IT MIGHT BE ABIT STRONG EVEN DILUITED IN LOADS OF WATER
 
Yes, or artificial, which is less expensive. Doesn't make a "tinker's darn!" LOL

Measurement not critical at all. It is not rocket science. I use, roughly, a teaspoon toa tablespoon per gallon of mixture by just pouring and eyeballing. For some reason, people "demand" an exact measurement so I mention the above and do it the way I do it, anyway.

I mix it by the gallon so I do not have to reformulate every time I add water to the herd's bottles. If you're only providing for Lucy, a drop or three in her water bottle should be sufficient.

It is primarily used to reduce the probability of fly strike, which is less for indoor rabbits anyway, but doesn't hurt as a preventive measure by all means.

I don't bother to do it in the winter, but will reintroduce the practice when I begin to notice the presence of flies in and about the hutches and poops on the ground.

Buck
 
HI BUCK

YOU SEEM A LOVELY GENTLEMEN

THANKS FOR THE INFO

I NO WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT THE FLYS IN WINTER I THINK THEY'LL NEED THERE SLEDGES TODAY

ITS ACTUALLY SNOWING HERE

VARNA XXXX
 
Does this work for dogs and cats too? Does anyone know? We have one of each outside and thought of using it for them if it wouldn't hurt. They would surely drink it since they both love yogurt and other sweet stuff :p
 
Bo B Bunny wrote:
Does this work for dogs and cats too? Does anyone know? We have one of each outside and thought of using it for them if it wouldn't hurt. They would surely drink it since they both love yogurt and other sweet stuff :p
Last summer I tried adding it with my dogs water to "see if there's a difference". I didn't notice any... same amount of flies amongst their mines as was before :(.

But it definitely does work with the rabbits! I wonder if there's a digestive tract link to why it works in rabbits, since rabbits have cecum's and a more complex digestive process while dogs& cats don't?

... That reminds me, I better start stocking up for spring :shock:.
 
I might try it just to see. Heck, I'll spray my yard with the stuff it it'll stop the flies! LOL!
 
Bo B Bunny wrote:
I might try it just to see. Heck, I'll spray my yard with the stuff it it'll stop the flies! LOL!

LOL flies flies flies is all we get down here at summer, although there hasn't been as many this year, maybe they are gone to visit you guys there LOL

I'm definitely going to try the vanilla in the water !
 
I use fly strips the ones that are yellow and sticky.they work great but keep away from the cat.its no fun trying to get the stuff out of fur.bluebird
 
I just bought some vanilla scented garabge bags to put the litter waste in.

After a few days when the bag is full, I just throw it out.
 

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