So many people including alot of vets can think something is mange when its not.
Mange Generally starts on sides, back legs, eyes, ears. Almost never down spine or on back of neck or on rump.
Here are a series of photos, not sure send us a picture to rocklilywombats@gmail.com and we will be happy to help. No files over 5MB please
attacked by another wombat or dog on back only. Likely to have dirt in wound which can look like mange needs proper treatment for injury.
Pearl: Healing most likely dog attack around neck area. scabs fallen off now.
Walga; wombat attack on back over plate but she also has mange see inside back leg.
Softly likely wombat attack
Very typical presentation of mange still early, ears and eyes not infested yet.
mange mainly on one side of wombat badly infected
bad mange typical presentation eyes almost shut ears heavily infested. will be fine after treatment, but do not delay.
Still treatable no open wounds dose NOT smell like death, meaning it has an infection.
After 5 weeks of cydetin treatment same wombat
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Get stories in the newspapers and put up signs where you are treating mange. You need permission to treat wombats from the landowners and in NSW it must be done in conjunction with a vet. I am in contact with a vet with all the mange treatment kits we send out. You also do not want your recovering wombat shot as someone thinks he is not being helped.
John, another carer with Wildlife Rescue South Coast, has been doing some great public awareness efforts with signs about his mange treatment work and roadkill.
John puts his signs up all around area of Wombat, so no-one called in shooter as had happened in the past.
This helps people felt part of the win against Mange with this one. Good publicity for your group and Wombats!
Great success! This is where a wildlife camera will be of great use. To SHOW people the improvement with photos on the sign and help me with identification work
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You will see variations of this, if the wombat is getting worse please contact us again.
– Depending on how bad the wombat is in the first place you will expect to see the mite scabs slowly fall off, over 2 weeks sometimes leaving a small amount of fresh blood if the wombat has scratched it off. You can apply Cetrigen pump action to these.
– Slowly, fine new hair will grow, as the wombat improves. Don’t stop the treatment early, mites last 3 weeks in a burrow, so the wombat can get easily re-infected unless the 12 treatments (16 weeks) are done.
Recovering wombat.
Scabs fallen off and eyes and ears now looking more normal
Walga 4 treatments mite free and crusting fallen off
wombat where mites and hair crusts have fallen off and there some blood which quickly heals
Ranger 11kg in MID January 2019 with mange
Ranger 10th February treated for 4 weeks before arriving at rocklily hair growing back fast, still looking scraggly patchy areas of fur.
Ranger at release April 2020 at Rocklily
]]>We Dianna & Warwick are happy to answer any questions, or look at photos you have concerning if it is mange, dog attack, wombat attack or wombat issues in general. Email or call us (02 48435933) for information and any questions. We can also point you in the direction of your local wildlife carers and help with other wildlife issues.
2. Adult manged wombats cannot be bought into care they die of stress. We have treated a number of 'teenage' sized wombats with success these are around 10-15 kg and released here at Rocklily. Talk to us about this if you have any small wombats with mange.
3. There are two treatment options we use for wild wombats
This treatment has been paid by us personally. The 250ml of Cydectin costs $34 plus bottle, express postage $12.20, hand made flap, metal pegs chemical resistant gloves we charge $35 on our online shop per kit. We’re really happy to be able to supply you with this treatment kit at no charge, but would be really appreciative of a donation, to allow us to treat even more wombats. We receive NO government funding we rely on our online shop to help fund our wildlife work and our savings.
– If using the cydetin mulit dose method only
- After treating with the pole follow the wombat to see where his burrow is so you can flap it, or a fence he is going under, as after 2-4 doses he will not be out in the daytime as much and be more difficult to find.
– It is important to continue the treatment using the flap once you can no longer find the wombat as you are now treating his environment where mites live for over 3 weeks when not on the wombat. This is why this takes so long to eradicate the mange.
5. Treatment stick: when wombats are out in the daytime!
If you see your mangy wombats out in the daytime, it’s worth applying the dose using a long stick if you cannot safely get closer to the wombat. We will be advising you about the actual initial dose size!
- A large towel thrown over an aggressive and frightened wombat can tangle him up while you get away.
- Always approach with the wind coming from the wombat to you, then he can not smell you
- You can use your One dose/cydetin mix if wombat is dry and no rain forecast for at least 24 hours.
- If its raining or will rain use a 20ml dose of Cydetin to get treatment started every 5 to7 days until conditions are right to use the one dose mix.
– Taping a bottle with a lid/soap powder scoop to a long stick allows you to slowly (downwind) approach a wombat with mange and pour the dosage onto the spine, where there are no thick crusts to prevent it from soaking in.
– Tape the bottle on at about 45 degrees, so after taking the lid off you just need to rotate stick for the dosage to pour on.
– Store with the end in a secure plastic bag when not in use, well away from animals and children.
– Get it on his back where the hair looks good, this way it will best soak into him, rather than on the scabby part. After about 2 or 3 treatments you won’t see him anymore as he will be feeling a bit better and not coming out in the day.
8. Treatment flap: when wombats are hard to find in the daytime as they get better! Only continue to use this if your only using the cydetin treatment.
It is important to continue the treatment using the flap once you can no longer find the wombat. Once they feel better they are not out in the daytime, and you need to find a burrow, pathway, or fence line they use.
– After treating with the pole follow the wombat to see where his burrow is so you can flap it, or a fence he is going under, as after 2-4 doses he will not be out in the daytime as much and be more difficult to find.
– Burrows might have fresh dirt and diggings and/or wombat poo’s around (square-looking poo). You can tell if a burrow is in use if you put some bracken/ grass blocking the entrance so it will be pushed aside if a wombat enters. Not all burrows have fresh diggings. Look for animal trails in the bush with wombat poo, and you should find a burrow or two.
– Using wire pegs (supplied) , hang the flap so the base is about 25 cm from the ground. Spud demonstrates the flap in action, piping Cydectin on his head & down his back.
– Hang flaps in fences where wombats track through or under the shed, house or where ever they are going. Block extra space with logs or rocks to direct wombats into the flap.
7. Helping manged wombats
– Use Cetrigen or similar from rural supplies to keep flies off wombats, it’s also antibacterial for any small wounds when the mange scabs fall off. And people can see wombat is being treated as its purple! Pump action not spray can which sounds like snake to a wombat.
– Leaving a bowl of water near the burrow is helpful as the wombat will be extra thirsty due to the mange. Put a large rock in it to help prevent it being tipped over, or rocks around it. In dry times, splashing buckets of water around weekly on nearby grass will help give the wombat food as well.
- If wombat has bad mange put some straw, dried grass or dried bracken at entrance to burrow without blocking it. he can then decide if he needs more for his nest to keep warm
Spud demonstrates Flap. And an innovative wind resistant flap. If flaps are hung with pegs from roof inside burrow they will not fill with rainwater of spill in wind.
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