Hi,

For oil to work on a longstanding heavy infestation wouldn't you have to oil down the whole cage and every tiny gap therein?

To get all the eggs laid in crevices and suchlike?

And doesn't oil cause problems with their skin on its own? - I seem to remember reading about the top layer of all the scales coming off individually all over the place.

I get the idea of how it works (we used to use a dab of vaseline on ticks for the same reason) but other than for instant relief for the animal I don't think I could trust it. And I'd be more likely to use the water and dish soap idea for instant relief as It sounds far easier to clean off the animal quickly which always sounds less stressful to me.

But I have never tried it so am really asking for your input about it.

Oh and thor? Start puckerin - you said fumigate instead of ventilate in your post.


dr del