# Rabbit Flystrike Prevention UK — Quick answer

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-flystrike-prevention-uk): Rabbit Flystrike Prevention UK — Quick answer. Flystrike is a rabbit emergency. In UK heatwaves, check your rabbit's rear and underside twice daily for maggots, wet fur, or smell. Prevention: clean dry bedding, good diet (85% hay), healthy weight, and vet-approved fly repellents where recommended.

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-flystrike-prevention-uk): Rabbit Flystrike Prevention UK — Why heatwaves increase risk. According to the RWAF, flystrike happens when blowflies lay eggs on a rabbit — usually on soiled or damp fur around the rear. Maggots hatch and burrow into flesh. Flies breed faster in warm, humid UK weather, and rabbits who cannot keep themselves clean are at highest risk.

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-flystrike-prevention-uk): Rabbit Flystrike Prevention UK — Daily prevention checklist. - Check rear end twice daily — feel and look for maggots or eggs - Keep hutch clean and dry — remove soiled bedding daily - Hay-first diet — reduces soft droppings stuck to fur - Shade and ventilation — heat plus soiled fur is dangerous - Healthy weight and dental checks — obese rabbits cannot groom - Vet-approved preventive products — ask your rabbit-savvy vet

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-flystrike-prevention-uk): Rabbit Flystrike Prevention UK — Early warning signs. - Strong smell from rear - Wet or matted fur around bottom - Small white or yellow clusters (eggs) - Maggots visible — emergency - Lethargy, not eating — may indicate advanced flystrike

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-flystrike-prevention-uk): Rabbit Flystrike Prevention UK — Heat and gut stasis link. Rabbits stop eating in heat, which worsens gut stasis and diarrhoea — both increase flystrike risk. See Rabbit summer care.

Source: https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-flystrike-prevention-uk