Ivermectin?

Hey guys, as some of yo might know from an earlier thread my rats have lice. Well I finally manage to get some Ivermectin. I just had a couple questions to ask the people with experience here.

How much should I give? And is this good stuff to use?

I have two pregnant mothers, will this affect the babies being feeders?

Also have a few small one that I am letting grow up, if I treat them can I still feed them off?

This is the stuff I got for them it is paste in a syringe.
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Also I have been using aspen bedding but it is getting pricey. I found this bag at the feed store for 16.00 and its huge compared to what I usually buy, but they could not inform me of what kind of wood it is. I am almost certain it is pine from the smell. I know pine is toxic, but this is Kiln dried, I thought I read somewhere it is ok to use if it is kiln dried?

Any help would be appreciated!!!

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That paste is fine. Its a rice grain dose for each rat once a week for 3 weeks. I wouldn't treat the ones you intend on feeding off. Just QT them. And the nursing babies will be treated by nursing from treated moms.

Kiln dried pine is fine.

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So I should not treat the ones I am going to feed? But I can treat a pregnant mother? So wil I be able to feed off the babies?

No, the mom will pass the treatment to the baby. A few months should be long enough for the drug to clear.

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

No, the mom will pass the treatment to the baby. A few months should be long enough for the drug to clear.

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like in that case I am better off waiting until she has babies! I guess they will have to suffer it out for another couple weeks. Not really how I wanted to do it, but keep need fuzzys

The size of that bag is not really worth it, I can get 9cufeet for 6$

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Originally Posted by Skilla6000

The size of that bag is not really worth it, I can get 9cufeet for 6$

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Of kiln dried pine? It is worth it to me. Either get aspen. 2 cubic feet for 25.00, or I can gt regular pine huge bags for 9 bucks. But my breeders are also pets so I would rather spend the extra money to keep them healthy.

Pine is not toxic... It's cedar that causes issues. Besides, you'd be hard pressed to find any pine bedding that isn't kiln dried as long as it isn't an outdoor mulch mixture.

OK Question. So he is treating the rats themselves with Ivermectin. What about the bedding? Won't you have to treat the bedding to avoid a re infestation? Did I hear about someone using the lice spray from the drugstore?

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Originally Posted by aldebono

OK Question. So he is treating the rats themselves with Ivermectin. What about the bedding? Won't you have to treat the bedding to avoid a re infestation? Did I hear about someone using the lice spray from the drugstore?

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I've used PAM in the past for rat bedding. But lice spray should work too.

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