maherwoman
Well-Known Member
Hey guys...
A couple days ago a fly got in our house. And since, every time someone opens the door, another comes in (we've watched it happen EVERY time). I'm worried, because of the fact that we today had six flies in the house, that we might end up with Fly Strike.
So, here's the situation:
I'm quite convinced they aren't breeding in our house, but where do you suggest I check to be absolutely sure?
I've checked the cat's litterbox, the bunnies' litterboxes, the downstairs floor of their cage, and the only place I've found flies at all was in the kitty's food bowl (and that was just them eating the food, no maggots have been found ANYWHERE).
What can I do RIGHT NOW that will start working RIGHT NOW to prevent Fly Strike?
My husband is about to leave to the store to get vanilla extract (it will probably be imitiation because we don't have a whole lot of money to spend right now) and some white vinegar so we can add the vanilla extract to both the buns' and the kitties' water. We'll be using the vinegar to clean the bottom floor of the buns' cages (just to be sure), and all the litterboxes in the house. The only thing I worry about is the time it will take for the vanilla to work. Will cleaning out the litterboxes with the vinegar mixture help that until the vanilla works its way through our animals' systems?
Is there anything else I can do? I suspect the main problem might be that we have three landfills within 2 miles of our home. I really wish I'd thought to check before Summer came around, but what can ya do? Now that we know we have this problem, we need to find a way to handle things before anything happens as a result (aside from the flies buzzing around our household). I might just do the vanilla and vinegar handlings from now on, even during the winter, to prevent any further problems and just make it a regular part of our cleaning process.
Another question: how often do I need to clean out their litterboxes with the vinegar solution?
Thanks so much for your ideas, guys!
A couple days ago a fly got in our house. And since, every time someone opens the door, another comes in (we've watched it happen EVERY time). I'm worried, because of the fact that we today had six flies in the house, that we might end up with Fly Strike.
So, here's the situation:
I'm quite convinced they aren't breeding in our house, but where do you suggest I check to be absolutely sure?
I've checked the cat's litterbox, the bunnies' litterboxes, the downstairs floor of their cage, and the only place I've found flies at all was in the kitty's food bowl (and that was just them eating the food, no maggots have been found ANYWHERE).
What can I do RIGHT NOW that will start working RIGHT NOW to prevent Fly Strike?
My husband is about to leave to the store to get vanilla extract (it will probably be imitiation because we don't have a whole lot of money to spend right now) and some white vinegar so we can add the vanilla extract to both the buns' and the kitties' water. We'll be using the vinegar to clean the bottom floor of the buns' cages (just to be sure), and all the litterboxes in the house. The only thing I worry about is the time it will take for the vanilla to work. Will cleaning out the litterboxes with the vinegar mixture help that until the vanilla works its way through our animals' systems?
Is there anything else I can do? I suspect the main problem might be that we have three landfills within 2 miles of our home. I really wish I'd thought to check before Summer came around, but what can ya do? Now that we know we have this problem, we need to find a way to handle things before anything happens as a result (aside from the flies buzzing around our household). I might just do the vanilla and vinegar handlings from now on, even during the winter, to prevent any further problems and just make it a regular part of our cleaning process.
Another question: how often do I need to clean out their litterboxes with the vinegar solution?
Thanks so much for your ideas, guys!