freezing bedding
freezing bedding
by qwerty on Thu 01 Feb 2018, 10:39 pm
How effective is freezing bedding at killing any potential mites inside? Does it 100% kill them all. (I'm a little paranoid about getting mites again.)
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Re: freezing bedding
by Blessed on Thu 01 Feb 2018, 11:18 pm
Hey there, Linda! =)
I'd think freezing bedding for a couple of days would be pretty effective. But, might I suggest getting a paper-based bedding instead of freezing your current one? Cedar, pine, and aspen wood shavings I believe are known causes to giving mice respiratory infections, and, yes, I believe that bedding also may have mites/lice in it.
So, you could make your own paper-bedding (but if you use paper, you'll need lots of it for a nice amount of bedding, and it won't be as soft as store-bought bedding), or you could, of course, buy some Carefresh, or bedding similar to it, at your local Walmart/pet store.
I hope this was helpful, and I hope you've solved/gotten rid of the mite problem.
I'd think freezing bedding for a couple of days would be pretty effective. But, might I suggest getting a paper-based bedding instead of freezing your current one? Cedar, pine, and aspen wood shavings I believe are known causes to giving mice respiratory infections, and, yes, I believe that bedding also may have mites/lice in it.
So, you could make your own paper-bedding (but if you use paper, you'll need lots of it for a nice amount of bedding, and it won't be as soft as store-bought bedding), or you could, of course, buy some Carefresh, or bedding similar to it, at your local Walmart/pet store.
I hope this was helpful, and I hope you've solved/gotten rid of the mite problem.
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Re: freezing bedding
by CinnamonPearl on Fri 02 Feb 2018, 9:54 am
Freezing bedding will only be very effective if you have a sub-zero freezer. Otherwise its not going to kill everything. Baking is a better method.
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Re: freezing bedding
by Rodents rock! on Thu 08 Feb 2018, 6:26 pm
I've used Carefresh bedding for many years now and have never had any problems.
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