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Can you use ivermectin 0.1 as a preventative.

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Thinking about the hot weather and possibility of mites does anyone use this as a preventative instead of Johnsons spray. I have some in my box but am also concerned about the dosage, according to the instructions I would need to put 16 drops onto the bantams but having done an omlet search it looks like 2 or 3 drops might be enough.

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I thought that the 0.1% was for mouse etc dosing and that the 0.8% was for larger animals, like bantams?

 

I have started adding a little sulphur powder to the dust bath and mixed in with the diatom that I puff around the house after each clean and I've not seen a mite since. I put a link to a paper about sulphur powder on here a while back.

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Mine says 0.1 percent on the front of the box with a picture of a budgie and canary so I guess it's the lower strength one but I will still just use 3 drops, I usually spray them once a month in the summer but will give this a try as I think it will easier than spraying them on my own.

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