How to kill mites with PAM

[djansen]

ok i took my snaks out and they are soaking in warm water. i took everthing out of the cage so its just the bare cage. i took it ousitde and sprayed it down with PAM. i am going to wait 45 min then put them all back right? newspaper, waterbowl, then snakes. with this be enought to kill the mites in their nose and eyes? and did i do everthing right?
thanks

[rabernet]

Just to clarify - we are talking about Provent-A-Mite and not the cooking spray, correct?


Yes, treat the enclosure, not the snake - once the enclosure is completely dry and you put the snake in with it's substrate, etc - the mites will eventually all die (within a day or two).

[rabernet]

ok i took my snaks out and they are soaking in warm water.

Each snake has their own enclosure, correct?

[djansen]

No, a couple months ago our house caught on fire and we are living in an apartment till it gets fixed. i built a rack, but until then they all share one tank.
thanks for the help

[rabernet]

No, a couple months ago our house caught on fire and we are living in an apartment till it gets fixed. i built a rack, but until then they all share one tank.
thanks for the help

They all? How many are sharing a tank?

[sweety314]

Ummmmm, the label of the Provent-A-Mite can says NOT to use it on an empty cage container, but to spray it in the substrate. That's how I use it, but I'm never sure how long I have to wait until it's dry, so I'm usu. waiting about 5-10 min before I put the snake back in...just to be safe.

[juddb]

waiting about 5-10 min before I put the snake back in...just to be safe.

Just to be safe i wait at least a few hrs to put the snakes in there tubs... 5-10 min is way to soon. Be careful its dangerous stuff.

[SnakeEyes]

I used it just like the directions stated, and it took almost all day for the fumes to fully clear. Also, why did you spray the bare cage? The directions make it clear to NOT do that?

Empty tank, wash it down really good, dray it out, put substrate in, spray it down like it says, and wait till you cant smell it anymore, I was sticking my head in his tank and taking huge wiffs of air, if i smelled any PAM, I let it sit more, took almost all day befor all I smelled was the aspen. Put everything back in, and rock'n'roll.

[djansen]

I used it just like the directions stated, and it took almost all day for the fumes to fully clear. Also, why did you spray the bare cage? The directions make it clear to NOT do that?

Empty tank, wash it down really good, dray it out, put substrate in, spray it down like it says, and wait till you cant smell it anymore, I was sticking my head in his tank and taking huge wiffs of air, if i smelled any PAM, I let it sit more, took almost all day befor all I smelled was the aspen. Put everything back in, and rock'n'roll.

um, i use newspaper so what would be the point of putting them back in old newpaper? and nowhare on the bottle does it say not to spray on a bare tank. and also, i did it outside for an hour and the wind blowing pretty hard so it was dry after like 10 min but i waited an hour.

[djansen]

They all? How many are sharing a tank?

3 and they are about 300-400 grams. they are in a 20 gallon long.