Those darn Allergies

[AndreaS15]

Hi Everyone,

As some of you may know, I've been dealing with allergies in my little boy's tank. Ones allergic to carefresh, so I put them on aspen, just to find out the youngest is allergic to aspen.
It's been almost a week that they boy's have been on Corn Cob, but the youngest (Peej, who I adopted from Sandy) nose is still bothering him, it's not mucos anymore, but blood
Dakota is very big on keeping his little buddy clean, so i see not only peej himself but dakota irritating the nose further with grooming.
Today i cleaned up the little guy's face with a damp tissue and put some polysporn on it. I kept him busy for about 10 mins or so, but as soon as I placed him in the tank, he started grooming the nose.

Is there anything else i can use that will work quicker, and stop the itch so he won't be irritating the nose further. It's bad enough that he has dried blood on his toes
I'm thining of buying some Neosporn, I used to use that whenever any of my animals had cuts.
Is there something better out there?

Thanks everyone.

[RyanF]

I use shredded newspaper. Just make sure it is dry and the ink doesn't come off easily. My wood intolerant gerbil, Burkie, and her friend, Rody, love it.

[RyanF]

If you go to a vet, you can get antibiotics for them. It has helped my Burkie greatly, and it is inexpensive.

[RitzieAnn]

I have a few 10gal tanks, and when I mix up my bedding, I add between 4 and 6 cups of corn cob bedding. Pretty much just enough to cover the bottom of the tank. Then I give them as much cardboard as they can handle. It all gets mixed in, and it ends up being several inches. Then just toss in the tail end of a toilet roll so they can use it in their bed. It's cheap, it keeps them busy, and the corn cob helps nutrilize the oders, so I think it lasts longer in the tanks than the carefresh does..

Sandy uses paper pellet kitty litter. Also another option that I know works well in rabbit litter boxes.... You can go pick up a bag of rabbit food, and just use that. They might eat the pellets, but it's not like it's going to hurt them... it's just compressed alfalfa. I know that down here in Washington it's less than $10 bucks for a 50 pound bag.