My Guinea Pig Has Lice?

Question
Is it possible for guinea pigs to get lice?
How does this happen with them not being in contact with anything really.  Can it be spread to humans, or is it a different type?


Answer
Hi Dawn,

It is definitely very possible for piggies to get lice.

The best thing I can suggest is that you copy the following link and paste it in the address bar of your browser (where all http://www.... addresses appear). Here is the link:

http://www.guinealynx.info/lice.html

Guinea Lynx is a highly recommended guinea pig care site, written and maintained by veterinarians and very highly experienced and knowledgeable cavy carers.

I hope you find the details you wish to find. I apologise for not being able to help you further - these things are always better coming from a veterinarian or highly acclaimed website and I am still learning on deeper aspects of health care.

Best Wishes,

- Laura