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whitelegg1

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 409
Location: Woodford Green

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 09 9:11 pm Post subject: Arghhhhhhh the other one's got fleas!!!
Having left it out in the cold this morning for a few hours, it has then spent the rest of the day in the fridge. Came to clean it out......fleas!! and not just one or two. It is now hanging outside the back door...... How do I get rid of them...or do I ignore them and trust they staw will the poult.....in the bin bag! Thoughts... Turning into a very unsuccessful morning! Pete

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 09 9:16 pm Post subject:

Won't they stay in his overcoat when you take it off? I should think if you do it quickly then there won't be much chance for them to get in to the meat. And you're going to cook it anyway ...

I suppose it depends on your judgement call about how healthy it is as a whole. I don't think ANY animal/bird is completely free from parasites - but it depends whether they are within acceptable levels.

I only ever eat bunnies that other people have deaded ... so I kind of assume that they only give me ones suitable for eating and I don't worry about it. Hopefully someone who knows what they are talking about will be along soon ...

Brownbear

Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 14929
Location: South West

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 8:41 am Post subject:
My dead rabbit's got fleas. Keep quiet or everybody will want some. (They've all got fleas).

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 9:05 am Post subject:
Every furry beast has fleas. When you kill the beast the body cools and the fleas move out from next to the skin to the ends of the hairs, looking for a new host. That's why you think the creature is unnaturally riddled with parasites.

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 10:18 am Post subject:
Wot they said.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 11:51 am Post subject:

Brownbear wrote:

My dead rabbit's got fleas.

Keep quiet or everybody will want some.

(They've all got fleas).

Ours don't.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46244
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 5:44 pm Post subject:
if only my bunnies were dead rather than giggling

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 6:59 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

if only my bunnies were dead
rather than giggling

Have you tried a lurcher?

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 7:00 pm Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

dpack wrote:

if only my bunnies were dead
rather than giggling

Have you tried a lurcher?

Got any recipes?

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