Dusting 



A dust may be used on guinea pigs, between dip- 

 ])ings, to control lice. Any of the commercially pre- 

 ])ared dusts that are made for use on dogs, cats, or 

 other pets are safe for guinea pigs. 



' Dusts containing any of these insecticides may be 

 used on guinea pigs : Lindane, 1 percent ; malathion, 

 4 percent; rotenone (use either derris or cube root 

 powder) , ?> to 5 percent. 



Each year the U.S. Department of Agriculture receives 

 thousands of requests for information about raising small 

 animals. In an effort to comply with these requests ef- 

 ficiently, the Department has prepared a series of publica- 

 tions on the animals that are most frequently the subject 

 of inquiry. This leaflet is one of the series. 



Prepared hy 



i^nimal husbandry research division 



Agricultural Eesearch Ser\t[ce 



This leaflet supersedes Leaflet 252, The Guinea Pig. 



Washington, D.C. Issued May 1960 



Slightly revised April 1962 



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