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I believe it is like a dog or cat getting fleas. It doesn't mean the animal is unhealthy or anything is wrong with the husbandry. It only takes one pregnant female to start a whole colony of mites on your snake. And it gets there anyway it can... contact with another snake that has mites, or "hitchhiking" on your sleeve from when you bumped up against the cage an infected snake was in while you were at the pet store to get a live feeder, etc.

The few times I have had to use PAM over the last 10 years or so, I will always spray plastic shoe or sweater box (depending on the size of the snake), let that dry and then put the snake in the box while I treat their cage. When I come back to get the snake, most all of the mites that were on it are now dead in the tub.

I'm tellin you! PAM works like a charm! ;)

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Originally Posted by dalvers63

The few times I have had to use PAM over the last 10 years or so, I will always spray plastic shoe or sweater box (depending on the size of the snake), let that dry and then put the snake in the box while I treat their cage. When I come back to get the snake, most all of the mites that were on it are now dead in the tub.

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Originally Posted by FIREball

So whats the reasons your snake would get mites? I had never had a problem with it before.

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my snakes do not have mites. asking for my girlfriends aligator lizards that are infested.

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Originally Posted by Moriar

my snakes do not have mites. asking for my girlfriends aligator lizards that are infested.

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Yeah still get a can of PAM, read the instructions CAREFULLY and you should be fine, you want to get rid of them as soon as you can,
Hope this helps

I would be very careful using that stuff around lizards. I've killed leopard geckos with it before.

Mark

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Originally Posted by Moriar

my snakes do not have mites. asking for my girlfriends aligator lizards that are infested.

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Ahhh....this is about lizards and not ball pythons. I've moved this thread into the General Lizard forum and hopefully you'll get a more accurate response about whether PAM is alright to use on Aligator Lizards.

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Originally Posted by FIREball

So whats the reasons your snake would get mites? I had never had a problem with it before.

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I unfortunately bought my ball at a pet store that was and still is infested with mites. Also, it can be contracted through their bedding sometimes. :carrot:

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Originally Posted by MarkS

I would be very careful using that stuff around lizards. I've killed leopard geckos with it before.

Mark

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I thought it worked with lizards too.. sorry to hear about the leos. :(

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Originally Posted by crystalp705

Also, it can be contracted through their bedding sometimes. :carrot:

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Only if the bedding has been purchased from a store that has mites in it. The bedding itself does not carry snake mites when purchased in a clean store.