Re: Vet found 1 mite Now what??
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Originally Posted by
Gocntry
My call could be wrong..... That why I look for advice from the people who have a LOT MORE experience than me!
I have no problem going another 30 days waiting to integrate Bitey into the snake room. I'm sure she could care less either, as long as she's warm and fed :D
I appreciate the input, Thanks
You shouldn't have to go another 30 days, but just stay vigilant for maybe another week or so, considering some of the items you thought were safe but might not be.
Happily I don't have much mite "experience" either, but it would just be awful to have them reappear or spread after thinking they're gone. It's happened to a number
of ppl that have posted here, so I'm hoping you won't be one of them.
Re: Vet found 1 mite Now what??
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Originally Posted by
bcr229
You can bag up the fake plants and throw them into the deep freeze for a few days. Heat will also kill mites and eggs but it may damage the décor.
How much heat? Could I just heat up the temperature sensors that were in the tank with a hairdryer? 100 plus degrees? 120 maybe??
Re: Vet found 1 mite Now what??
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Originally Posted by
Gocntry
How much heat? Could I just heat up the temperature sensors that were in the tank with a hairdryer? 100 plus degrees? 120 maybe??
135*F for 5-10 seconds
Re: Vet found 1 mite Now what??
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Originally Posted by
bcr229
135*F for 5-10 seconds
No problem..... I had 2 different Acurite Temperature/humidity sensors, So lets run a test.....
First bit of advice, wear gloves it gets really hot at 135*+ .... All heat was generated with a hairdryer
The top one is a standalone, It looks funny because right after I took the picture it totally blacked out @ 138*
It did come back to normal, and is working again.
The bottom one came in a 4 pack of wireless sensors that connect to a main display you can set anywhere
It registered at 158* with no issues, I couldn't get it any hotter but it might have gone higher... So it seemed to be a much higher quality sensor
even though both were made by the same company
So any bugs/eggs in those ought to be deceased!!
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