LICE ON GUINEA PIGS

Question
 MY FRIEND RECENTLY GOT A GUINEA PIG FROM A PET STORE AND I NOTICED IT HAD LITTLE WHITE WORM-LIKE BUGS THAT WERE VISABLE WHEN ITS FUR WAS PARTED.  MY FRIEND BOUGHT A SHAMPOO THAT SAID IT KILLS FLEAS, TICKS, AND LICE.  SHE BATHED HER GUINEA PIG WITH IT AS SOON AS SHE GOT HOME.  SHE HAS NOT SEEN ANY MORE LICE SINCE THE BATH.  I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ONLY ONE TREATMENT WOULD REALLY TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ALSO...IS THAT TYPE OF LICE TRANSMITTABLE TO PEOPLE.  THANK YOU IN FOR YOUR HELP!
                           SINCERELY,
                               CHRISTY D.

Answer
Hello Christy and sorry for a late response,

It is VERY IMPORTANT to shampoo the affected GPs AGAIN in exactly TEN DAYS. The reason is that the eggs are NOT usually killed by the shampoo and they will be back.

TEN DAYS is the time it takes for them to be killed by the shampoo while they are still to immature to have even more NEW EGGS.

Thanks and good luck,
Ryan