ABSTRACT
Kırıkkale University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Parasitology Department Laboratory has brought a male kobay for 3-4 months with the complaint having a large number of black mites on his hair by a student of the same school. Microscopic examination revealed that this mite was Chirodiscoides caviae. These cases were reported for the first time in Turkey. The animal has been treated with fipronil.
Keywords: Cavia porcellus, Chirodiscoides caviae, feather mite, fipronil, guinea pig, Kırıkkale, Turkey
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