Jenny Smedley Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hi , I feel guilty as I look at the forum often but don't actually say anything unless I have a problem but please help: I cleaned out my eglu cube & think it has red mite- I did a good clean , sprayed ,powdered etc. I checked my girls & although I couldn't see anything obvious powdered them anyway. About 5 mins after getting in to my warm house my head started itching so i combed through with an old nit comb ( I haven't ever seen a head louse or nit so wouldn't recognise them either) - TO MY HORROR SEVERAL LIVE CREEPY CRAWLYS FELL OUT !! I've nit combed my hair thoroughly, showered & washed my hair twice & put all my clothes into the washing machine. My questions are: Can red mite transfer to humans, cats , dogs or parrots as I have all three? Will they bite as they do with chickens? How do I get rid of them- is what I've done enough ? What's the best way to treat the eglu cube & my chickens ? How do they infect a cube & chickens- where do they come from? Many thanks , Jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Everything you could ever want to know about red mite **here** Interesting suggestion re coca cola. Xeno 200 *not licensed for use on poultry in UK will sort them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 oooh, I am no of help as a newbie but I have started ictching!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I've never seen red mite but aren't they minute and hard to see? Could it be lice you've seen? They are very easy to see albeit kind of clear in colour. Edit: did they look like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Smedley Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hi , I had to use my glasses to see them so they must be small - they were more round & dk rust, blackish red coloured. That help any ? Thanks for taking the time to reply - I've lost count of the number of times I've "nit combed" my hair this evening!! Thankfully not found anything! I'm wondering about wearing a bath hat next time I clean the eglu!!! Jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Oh dear, the requirement for glasses and the blackish red colour does sound like red mite . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I wish I hadn't read this post I'm itching now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) I have just noticed where you live . I'm not surprised you're itching . (I thought you might have changed it specially, so had to Google Bishops Itchington to check if it was a real place .) I was also nosing at your signature - I see you very sadly lost all your girls in April . I take it you have new girls now? You need to update your signature . Edited December 11, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Smedley Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hi , I've ordered some Xeno 200 so hope that it with all the other measures will sort it out. Re the signature - I would if I could work out how to! I'm not very computer- lit . You'd be amazed how long it took me to post my message earlier! Jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I would imagine you need to be careful about them transferring to the parrot particularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Re the signature - I would if I could work out how to! I'm not very computer- lit. Go to the top of the page. Look just under the green Omlet banner for "FAQ Search Members User Control Panel". Click on "User Control Panel". Screen will change. Look to the left hand side for a list of items, click on "Profile". Screen will change again. Look at the left again. See an item titled "Edit Signature" and click it. Make the relevant changes and prees the "Submit" button at the bottom (you might want to hit "Preview" first to check it's as you want, then press "Submit". That should do it. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 they certainly can spread to people - I read a study which said that out of 22 people referred to psychiatrists for delusional problem as they thought they had mites (and their doctors thought they were mad), 18 of them actually did have red mite!!! they live in the furiture/carpets during the day and come out at night so often you don't see them on you but just feel itchy at night. i think you can get the council to steam clean the house and that will get rid of them, if the worst should happen. they can be spread by wild birds. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 There was an episode of "how clean is your house" a while back where the son had moved out because of getting bitten in bed. When the council came out they found that a bird had fallen down the chimney, died, and had bought mites with it. They crawled out through a vent in the chimney breast at night and bit this poor lad to bits! I bet we're all itching now! Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Smedley Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hi everyone , Thanks for all the advice - I think I may just move house ! Having done a serious "blitz" of both birds & cube - what is the life cycle of the red mite - how many weeks later should I repeat the serious blitz to catch any hatching eggs or whatever? Jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbfhpunk Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Jenny I live in Offchurch and we get DE from Southam County Stores on the Industrial estate in Southam. when we clean the cube we sprinkle that on the base and coat the end of the roosting bars with it. The store is a really good place, we get all our pellets and bedding form there. Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 have jsut discovered is also possible to get them from reading the internet ..... I am SOOO itchy now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi everyone , Thanks for all the advice - I think I may just move house ! Having done a serious "blitz" of both birds & cube - what is the life cycle of the red mite - how many weeks later should I repeat the serious blitz to catch any hatching eggs or whatever? Jenny I believe the life cycle is 7 days so you would need to 'blitz' the Cube at least every 6 days or so. Poultry Shield is quite effective in getting rid of red mite. Thorough spray the entire Cube getting into every nook and cranny and repeat this every 6 days for about 3 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 have jsut discovered is also possible to get them from reading the internet ..... I am SOOO itchy now! From reading the internet?????! We must all be infested now then! Gulp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Yep - haven't you noticed how itchy you've got reading this thread? ... about those delusional people again, Alfred. I think i've jsut become one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
