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mites are back
ok the mites are back.
It is supposed to be 100* outside tomorrow. What if i put the snakes in a tub and put the tank out in the sun. I will seal it up so it gets really hot. Do you think that would work good enough to kill the mite eggs? I will empty all of the bedding and leave all of the hides in it to heat up
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Re: mites are back
What did you do originally to get rid of the mites?
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Re: mites are back
i cleaned the tank with some reptile relief junk that didnt work. I have cleaned the tank a few times. Not sure if i ever truely got rid of them. I am moving in 2 days and dont have time to order pam
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Re: mites are back
I don't think the heat would be adequate to kill the eggs. I'd order the Provent a Mite, and just use the reptile relief until it comes in.
Christie 
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Cause when push comes to shove you taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand
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Re: mites are back
If your tank is glass, cleaning it with a 10% bleach solution will kill any mites and eggs on the glass.
Take your wood hide and branches and put them in your oven on 180 for 20 minutes.
Soak the snake in warm water WITH dishwashing liquid added for 30 minutes.
Do NOT put the wood with the snake until you are sure the mites are gone. Just put it on newspaper with a waterbowl. If it needs to hide, put some extra newspaper in there for it to get underneath.
Then get pam and follow directions.
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Re: mites are back
so paper towels will work fine for now until the mites are gone.
We are going to be moving for 14 hours. the snake will be fine with no heating for that amount of time right? Will be in a 75* temp car.
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I didn't want to post this elsewhere as a new thread.
How common are mites? Does every snake have to deal with them throughout it's life or is it just a hit or miss type parasite?
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Re: mites are back
 Originally Posted by Johnny Hive X
I didn't want to post this elsewhere as a new thread.
How common are mites? Does every snake have to deal with them throughout it's life or is it just a hit or miss type parasite?
Mites are not something that's in every collection, but they're not rare by any means.
They also don't just appear out of no where. You either pick up the little buggers or their eggs from a new snake that has been exposed to them, or they can hitch hike on you and take up residence on your snake. In any case, there is a transfer of the mites or the eggs.
Christie
Reptile Geek
Cause when push comes to shove you taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand
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Re: mites are back
I see. Well, are they easily identifiable?
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Re: mites are back
how long can mites\eggs live with no prey? I might go ahead and just leave all the wood out until i am done moving in 4 days. As hides, i have some small cardboard boxes
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