lllreptiles sucks

The big chain reptiles stores move alot of animals and usually have no quarantine practice because they don't have time or space. The first BP I ever got came from another big reptile store and it had mites and ticks and was supposed to be CB. i took her back and now all my animals have come from trusted breeders. Best of luck with your problem. There is a product called reptile relief that is made with tea tree oil and is very safe on the animals. If I were you I would return her for a full refund and get a boa from a breeder. I have a friend in L.A. that deals with boas exclusively if you are interested.

That sucks. You're not the first person to report about LLL and mites. Someone on another forums said that he was visiting the store, and saw mites. He told the staff and they just got angry at him. I always thought they took care of the animals. I guess it's better to just purchase supplies from them.

Sorry to hear of your trouble.. I've personally bought 4 snakes from LLL and I've been extremely happy with them. Whenever you buy at an expo it's important to look REALLY close at the snakes. It can be hard sometimes to see things when you're there though.. I know.

I'd definitely contact them.. they may do something for you.

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Originally Posted by djansen

I had mite problems and went to the store and bought some zoo med and it sucked. then i contacted the breeder and he sent me PAM and it took a while but it works. I also talked to some breeders and they said to go to the store and buy the stuff for cats and dogs and put it in some warm water and soak the snake. sorry i forgot the name of the sruff, it should be at the pet store though. another breeder sugested rubbing the snake in olive oil but i dont know about that.
good luck.

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I think you are thinking of NIX. I heard some snake keepers using it and it was fine. I personaly wouldnt do it. Just use pam.

I recently got rid of a mite infestation from my entire collection.... Not fun stuff to deal with. I certainly hope you're new red tail was quarentined. One way or another, I found the best way to go is to use PAM on the enclosures and the areas around the enclosures. Then bath your snakes once a week in luke warm water (this helps remove mites). After bathing your animals use reptile relief directly on their bodies to kill any remaining adult mites. I keep them on paper towel substrate because it makes it very easy to see the mites.

That is what I did after struggleing with mites for quite a while and it finally did the trick.

Good Luck!

I've always found the folks at LLL to be very nice. I think it would be difficult to prove that the mites came from LLL - did you handle any other animals at the show while you were there? Are you 100% sure none of them had mites?

*shrug* Use PAM and they'll be gone.

I've purchased one snake, our BCC, from LLL at their store and I love her to bits. =)

I've had nothing but good experiances from LLLreptile. But meh...you can't please everyone.