ideal/ question on prevent a mite

[mechnut450]

SO with the boi on fauna about the guy that got mite infested snakes. I was wondering if it is safe to possible to spray the shipping bag/container and let dry befoer putting the snake in to ship. I was wondering if this would possible be dangerous to the snake or not. ( not talknig about spraying waiting 10 mintues then place snake in). I am talkng about 30-60 mintues befoer you ship the snake minium. and if everyone would think that it a good idea to start this a a good shipping practice for everyone ( like a guidline). I think it would cause even if your snakes not got mites it might help prevent mites from coming in contact with the snake during shipping, I mean who knows how often snakes sit in the same spot with other snakes in some of these hubs. OR even if it possible that a hub has a minor mite infestion they don't really care about or know of.

[The Serpent Merchant]

PAM is nasty stuff, I might consider doing something like that with a less potent mite killer but not PAM.

The reality is that a breeder that shipps out a mite infested snake probably won't be bothered to do something like this in the first place Unfortunatly.

With the volume of packages relatitive to the number of reptiles being shipped I doubt that cross contamination is something to be concerned about. Unless both reptiles are going to the same place I can't see them sitting next to eachother and even that is a longshot

[satomi325]

I wouldn't do it. And certainly not with PAM. The snake is in tight quarters with limited air and air circulation. Sounds potentially dangerous, even if the PAM is dry.
And I agree that a snake has pretty low chances of getting mites through transport.

Everyone should treat all new snakes for mites as standard protocol whether or not they have mites.
Mites are easy to treat. Personally, I treat new comers the moment they go into quarantine.
And that's really the best way to protect your resident collection.