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no, they have to have blood.

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Can dogs get Headlice?

No. Human headlice can only live and breed on a human's scalp and not on any other animal. Headlice would be unable to feed and would quickly die on a dog.


Can dogs get human headlice?

No. Human headlice can only live and breed on a human's scalp and not on any other animal. Headlice would be unable to feed and would quickly die on a dog.


Do headlice develop naturally in the scalp?

No.


What does headlice do to the scalp?

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How do you get head lice out of furniture?

Headlice cannot live in furniture.They are parasites & need a live 'host' to live on.


Can headlice live on your brush?

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Would your hair fall out if you bungy jump?

No, because it is attached to your scalp.


Why is my hair and neck slimy and sticky because you have headlice and apart from shaving how can you get rid of the nasty buggers?

maybe you were itching so much you got scabs but itched them in you scalp and they started bleeding. that's what happened with me.


When can you get headlice?

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Do lice eat hair?

They live off of the blood in your scalp!They get their nutrients by sucking (or absorbing) blood.


How bad can headlice get?

A female louse can lay 30 eggs a day which hatch from 7-10 days so if you have lets say 5 lice, in 7-10 days you will have 150. If an infestation is severe they can keep biting the scalp until it bleeds and the broken skin can get dirty which would cause an infection in the skin of the scalp.