Provent-a-mite on rodents?

Yeah, I'm almost positive it was the POM......POM is only for treating mites that feed on snakes-they're species specific. THe mites that rats get are different than the snake ones.

Actually, it's an all-purpose spray and will kill any insect. You can use it as a room barrier too. It contains pyrethrins, if I'm correct, and that's a general purpose insecticide. I don't think the spray specifies which insect it actually can kill, but that it is reliable in killing snake mites(meaning it has been tested and approved for use in snakes only).

It just seems odd to me that someone like Ralph Davis uses it in the same manor I did. I suppose maybe it wasn't "exactly" I sprayed the bedding itself...maybe it should have just been the bottum of the empty tub?

They will get fresh...untreated bedding today for sure. This was purely a preventitive measure, I was not able to actual see any mites, lice, etc but I wanted to be sure as they where not well groomed when I picked them up.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Changed out the bedding yesterday, no other rodents showing signs...in fact some are getting a little frisky which is a good thing ;) The mouse I pulled looked pretty good this morning, was inquisitive, had drank a good ammount of water, is eating well, and doesn't seem to be falling over himself as much.

I'm planning on sending an email to RDR for advice and his practices with POM and rodents just for my own clarification.

Just curious if you ever got anything back from Ralph on this subject?

I have actually thought of how cool it'd be to use PAM in my horses' stalls.. no flies..?! But there would be too much of a risk of them ingesting some, by eating their hay or by stepping from the would-be-treated bedding onto their hay and eating that. I would never treat mammal habitats with it, because it is not made for that and as Becky said, they could ingest it. But I do use it on my windowsills when bees come in! (not near any animal cages.)

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Originally Posted by Shelby

I somehow have lice on my rats again.. I think they came with some rats my cousin gave me.

Anyway I've been using a mite and louse treatment made for birds.. but all the warnings on the label make me really nervous! The real problem with it is that it doesn't kill the eggs.. I know provent-a-mite does! Is there any reason why I can't treat the rat cages with it?

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Thats crazy i had the same problem, and my buddy who owns a bird and fish store gave me this louse and mite spray for birds and it worked like a charm, i sprayed the bedding and that was it.

I have a Pyrethin sprayer (for horses) in my rat room it sprays every 15 minutes a light mist. I have had this system for 5 years and since have not had ANY bugs what-so-ever(if anyone wants more info on it let me know).

Pyrethin are safe for use with your rodents

...though PAM has pyrethin as the base ingredient it also has some "other" ingredients that make it "last" and keep on working. It could be these extra ingredients that cause the issue. It is proprietary so we don't know what they are.

I recommend you go to Wal-Mart and pick up a can of Equate bedding spray (designed for lice about $4 a can) it has pyrethins and works like a charm.

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I have actually thought of how cool it'd be to use PAM in my horses' stalls.. no flies..?! But there would be too much of a risk of them ingesting some, by eating their hay or by stepping from the would-be-treated bedding onto their hay and eating that. I would never treat mammal habitats with it, because it is not made for that and as Becky said, they could ingest it. But I do use it on my windowsills when bees come in! (not near any animal cages.)

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But they make pyrethin sprayers for your horse barn that have the same active ingredient...that work perfectly. Pyrethins don't affect mammals (when used as directed)

Hm.. I thought with all the talk about the dangers of rats ingesting the PAM, it would be a bad idea.. but if people use them for horses, then it must be OK for rats.