Metcalf Reptiles Knowingly Shipped My SD Retics With Mites!!!

I had amazing luck with the diluted NIX treatment tech (after two months of unsuccessfully treating with PAM following the directions to the letter and retreating I was still getting mite outbreaks.). After just one treatment with NIX the mites have been gone for six years now. Good luck.

Wow sorry to hear you got such a eye opening news talk about poohing on your parade I know how excited you been waiting for your new noodles (So have I to be honest ;) )that is a load of you know what sending animals that knowingly are not one hundred percent, good thing it wasn't me I might forget how to be a lady next time I spoken with said breeder 😲 best wishes only sorry wish I could help more healing hugs

PAM is expensive because it works, products found at pet smart do not, they will not take care of the eggs only the adult stage. Just like you can't cure a RI with a cheap Vicks treatment either.

There are home brew but if you do not know what you are doing you could simply kill the animal so I won't recommend those.

You can also get a can of RID and use it the same way as PAM

Personnally if it were me the animal would be shipped back, and I would get my money back. Between the RI and the regurgitation you have experienced recently with other animals do you really want deal with that too, remember mites can carry diseases, and what if mites are not the only problem.

And for future reference if you acquire animal you should ALWAYS pre-treat for mites while in QT

If it was me, the animals would both be going back. I would refuse shipment, get my money back and not do business with the breeder again. Just my two cents.

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

If it was me, the animals would both be going back. I would refuse shipment, get my money back and not do business with the breeder again. Just my two cents.

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The problem with kicking them back today is that it's Thursday and we're looking at iffy shipping weather over the next few days, so the snakes could end up in transit over the long weekend. Obviously the seller should have never shipped the snakes with mites, but I'm not willing to take the risk of having them die on the return trip.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

The problem with kicking them back today is that it's Thursday and we're looking at iffy shipping weather over the next few days, so the snakes could end up in transit over the long weekend. Obviously the seller should have never shipped the snakes with mites, but I'm not willing to take the risk of having them die on the return trip.

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That's a good point I hadn't thought of. Now I don't know what the heck I would do... but I wouldn't want them in my house...

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

That's a good point I hadn't thought of. Now I don't know what the heck I would do... but I wouldn't want them in my house...

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It should be returned by tomorrow (Friday) and if it got stuck you can pick up at a FedEx hub on Saturdays.


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Originally Posted by Aedryan Methyus

Richard Allen from Reptile Rapture recommends a much easier and less messy way of treating snakes for mites. He recommends spraying the enclosure down with RID and letting it dry and wiping the animal down with Germ X hand sanitizer. I've purchased animals from Richard and i've talked to him (forever) on the phone a couple of times. He is a great guy and I trust him, so that's what i'm going to do. I already have Germ x hand sanitizer on hand, too, because that's what I use after handling my animals. So, i'm going to run and pick up some RID real quick to treat the tubs before they arrive and i'm also going to pick up some Pam just to wipe down the slots in the rack where these guys will be living to hopefully help prevent any mites from escaping. I don't know what more I can do at this point...

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Richard KNOWS what hes talking about. I drive over an hour to buy my frozen feeders from him in Madison, WI, he runs a top notch collection. Call him and ask for his opinion! Reptile Rapture... Monona, WI

Well, as others have said, mites might be the least of your issues bringing new snakes into your current reptile room.

I'd at least setup a couple of stand-alone tub enclosures on the opposite side of that room with a UTH for hot spot. Nix, Rid, or PAM- treat the enclosures and let dry very very well. You can also use food-grade DE around the enclosure (outside on floor, etc) to kill any mites that crawl. Gloves, and working with that bin last would be good precautions.

Reptile spray by natural chemistry is a good spray to use on snakes, but they should not be soaked and water should not be given for 24 hrs. after treating.

I always treat enclosures for mites when expecting new snakes and have a quarantine setup ready to go. I went through a horrible mite infestation a few years back and don't want to repeat that.

I have my quarantine snake in a tub in my living room with additional overhead heat (CHE set up as a standing lamp). I add damp moss and/or mist as needed to maintain humidity. I had my first snake in this same setup for about a year and never had any issue. I live in a one bedroom apartment in the same area as you.