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What are safe and effective flea treatment options for guinea pigs?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Unknown - Small Animal | Female

What's safe to treat guinea pigs for fleas?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 29th, 2018

You can give your guinea pig a bath with any small pet shampoo, it does not have to be flea shampoo. The fleas will drown. If this does not work you can use selamectin (Revolution) as indicated here: http://www.guinealynx.info/antiparasitics.html

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