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  1. Mother-Hen-Michele

    Maggots? What to do?

    (I know it sounds crazy) but... If you don't have diatomaceous earth on hand, flour would dry out the wound but would need more rinsing (and be messy-er) on you... but in a pinch.... I don't know if baking soda burns the skin... so I hesitate to suggest it You just want to keep them in a dry...
  2. Mother-Hen-Michele

    Maggots? What to do?

    Anything that keeps her safe, she is unlikely to want to walk around, but sometimes you need to put them in a closed room where they can't crawl into an inaccessible place to hide. I leave a light on when I bring them into an unfamiliar area, they don't see well in the dark and worry about...
  3. Mother-Hen-Michele

    Maggots? What to do?

    I wash them over and over because new eggs will hatch after you've cleaned out the maggots. I will dust them (heavy) with diatomaceous earth each time I wash, if there are maggots you did not spot, it coats them and the can't feed on her flesh. Sometimes the DE will absorb the humidity in the...
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