Ivermectin.....Good Or Bad?

[nor_cal1980]

Does anybody have any experience with using Ivomec (ivermectin) for treating snake mites? Im having a very small mite problem and am thinking about going that route. Any feedback would be great....Thanks

[joepythons]

Does anybody have any experience with using Ivomec (ivermectin) for treating snake mites? Im having a very small mite problem and am thinking about going that route. Any feedback would be great....Thanks

I would just buy some reptile relief and kill the little snotts on contact.I have used ivormectin in the past but prefer reptile relief .Its made by natural chemistry and actualy says reptile spray on the bottle.

[llovelace]

PAM is all that's needed

[rdoyle]

Pam???

[nor_cal1980]

I would just buy some reptile relief and kill the little snotts on contact.I have used ivormectin in the past but prefer reptile relief .Its made by natural chemistry and actualy says reptile spray on the bottle.

Reptile relief is garbage....i've sprayed it on my snakes and still see mites crawling around on them the following day....It doesn't kill anything on contact. I speak from experience.

[nor_cal1980]

PAM is all that's needed

I use pam for my enclousers and thats it.....do you spray it directly on your snakes?

[LizardPants]

Ivermectin is probably overkill. It's pretty potent, as it was originally intended for swine and cattle. However I have seen it work wonders with a dog that I rescued 10 years ago.

[Amon Ra Reptiles]

Pam???

Pam=prevent-a-mite

[nor_cal1980]

Ivermectin is probably overkill. It's pretty potent, as it was originally intended for swine and cattle. However I have seen it work wonders with a dog that I rescued 10 years ago.

At this point overkill is fine as long as it doesn't hurt my animals. Im tired of using all the pet store remedies like reptile relief and zoomed. They don't work. In the past i've used pam wich works ok but i need something to kill the mites on my snakes

[cinderbird]

3 words: Prevent A Mite.

Its all you need to treat mites! No need to mix your own solutions, or trust someone else on "what will work".

Soak your snake in tepid water with a drop of dish soap and that will drown the mites on your snake for immediate relief while waiting for the prevent a mite to arrive.