"Pest Strips"

I was reading the War against mites article, and there is just one thing im confused about. When they say pest strips.... do they mean the hanging fly trap/catcher things?

I think they mean the ones that are kinda like that, but are for mites and crud....

Either way, I would never use those inside any of my herp cages, muchless anywhere they would have access.

I was thinking of putting them on the inside of the rack - i wasnt too keen of the idea of putting them IN the cage either

I would be worried about the "fumes" they put off when in a somewhat enclosed area... may not be good.

Besides, with good husbandry..why would you want to fool with those?

i was "snakesitting", and apparently it had mites and I had no idea. It was stupid, I know. Now I have to get rid of them, and i thought I could trust the VPI methods

Nope, not the hanging fly things ... LOL

"No Pest" pest strips are a white plastic "cage" with an orange/yellow gelatin mass inside. Kind of like the "stick up" room de-odorizers.

They are an "old school" method of treating mites ... back in the day (pre-PAM) we used to crack open the white "cage" and break the mass into pieces and stick them inside cages and rack tubs ... the problem is that the vapors that they give off are VERY STRONG and if you don't know exactly how big of a piece you can get away with for a given size enclosure, you can cause neurological damage or even death ... babies are especially vulnerable.

The good news is that now that we have Provent -a- Mite, the days of the "No Pest" pest strips are long gone. :sweeet:

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

The good news is that now that we have Provent -a- Mite, the days of the "No Pest" pest strips are long gone. :sweeet:

-adam

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LOL, okay. Guess I have to go PAM hunting

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Originally Posted by adizziedoll

LOL, okay. Guess I have to go PAM hunting

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www.pro-products.com ... Give Bob a call ... one of the best guys in the business for customer service. ;)

-adam

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by adizziedoll

i was "snakesitting", and apparently it had mites and I had no idea. It was stupid, I know. Now I have to get rid of them, and i thought I could trust the VPI methods

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Ohhh, that sucks...what a way for someone to repay you for snake sitting...give your collection mites...how very very nice and thoughtful of them. I cant understand why they had no known thier snake had mites, unless they dont pay much attention to it.

Your problem with mites, is unfortunately, the one reason I do not herp sit for anyone anymore. Years ago when I had colubrids, I had the same thing happen to me.... and I too had not noticed till they dropped the snake off to me and had left in thier rush to get out of town.

Def. find yourself some PAM!