Should I buy?

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Originally Posted by Jon14

I never had to deal with mites for snakes...how big are they and what color are they ( I assume a dark color)?

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Any cleaning you do should get rid of the mites. When I buy used enclosures I clean them outside with mild dish soap and water, let them dry, hit them with pure ammonia (no other disinfectant kills crypto), let sit for several hours, rinse very well, allow to air dry overnight, then mist with F10SC.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Any cleaning you do should get rid of the mites. When I buy used enclosures I clean them outside with mild dish soap and water, let them dry, hit them with pure ammonia (no other disinfectant kills crypto), let sit for several hours, rinse very well, allow to air dry overnight, then mist with F10SC.

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I was to follow that exact procedure which I believe you posted on a recent thread. What is crypto?

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Originally Posted by Jon14

I was to follow that exact procedure which I believe you posted on a recent thread. What is crypto?

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A very nasty and 100% fatal disease. https://en.wikivet.net/Snake_Cryptosporidiosis

Disinfectants like chlorine bleach, F10, and chlorhexidine don't kill it. It can also lay dormant for months. Because the transmission is fecal-oral it's a big problem for people who keep their lizards in colonies, if they happen to introduce one that has the disease but isn't showing symptoms yet. Fecal exams often return false negative results.

That is an understatement, and thank you for providing the article. It just feeds my paranoia about disinfecting.

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I'd take a look at them and see if they are in decent shape but prices are good. Clean them out well obviously. Where are they located at? I could use a 6 footer but probably not worth the drive.

Around Green Bay area

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