Mites...

Yep, De-Flea does NOT kill eggs, at least, not according to my practical experince with it. I asked a rep once at a show about that and he said that it did, but when I worked at a pet store we treated with De-Flea and it always required a second or third treatment.

Also, everything I've read on reptile mites says they aren't the same variety as the kind on feeders. As far as where mites come, I know for sure they can be transmitted from one reptile to another quite easily, as well as on your hands and clothes if you have handled a reptile with mites. They are very common in wild caught reptiles.

Mites come from South America and are generally only found on WC animals from there or in captive collections that are not well-managed. Mites definitely don't "just happen".

Now Wild-Caught Ball Pythons may have ticks, but they won't have mites unless you currently have mites in your collection and they get infested with them.

I took my snake outside and thats when I noticed my mite problem. Mites obviously come from spontaneous generation. The substrate turns into mites.

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I had one case of mites in my collection before and did the same thing everyone else does, go to petsmart or petco or wherever and pick up some reptile relief or whatever name brand stuff they carry now adays, and to my suprise it didnt work. So i took everyone's advice on the forum and PAm worked like a charm. just use it as directed..... Good luck

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Did the exact same thing.

Is your sarcasm directed at me?

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Originally Posted by Brimstone111888

I took my snake outside and thats when I noticed my mite problem. Mites obviously come from spontaneous generation. The substrate turns into mites.

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That made me giggle outloud at work, LOL! Do mites spontaneously combust(or implode) too? That'd be nice..

*poof mites poof*

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Originally Posted by juddb

So i hope you have since ordered a can of pam for a just in case measure... I wouldnt use nix to treat for reptile mites, thats for sure.

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I don't appreciate you insinuating that i would harm my animals just for the sake of killing some bugs. The remark about ordering a can of Pam was just you trying to be a know it all smart a** when someone tries to suggest a different route for managing a problem.

The point of the forum is for the person with the issue to take everyone who replies' responses and make up their own minds.

I would NEVER use Raid on ANY creature and the fact that you would even suggest that shows how spiteful you are.

I will not be goaded into an argument with you over a difference of opinion.

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Originally Posted by Roswell

I don't appreciate you insinuating that i would harm my animals just for the sake of killing some bugs. The remark about ordering a can of Pam was just you trying to be a know it all smart a** when someone tries to suggest a different route for managing a problem.

The point of the forum is for the person with the issue to take everyone who replies' responses and make up their own minds.

I would NEVER use Raid on ANY creature and the fact that you would even suggest that shows how spiteful you are.

I will not be goaded into an argument with you over a difference of opinion.

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I didnt say you used "raid"...... Also im not trying to argue with you.... I just dont think nix is appropriate for snakes...... Take it or leave it. My post came out kind of rough now that i look at it. But just like you said the point of the forum is for the person with the issue to take everyone who replies' responses and make up their own minds. So dont get angry with me because i hoped you bought some pam.....

Nope, not spiteful.

I was just proving a point. Untested chemicals, such as those in NIX or Raid, aren't safe for reptiles and haven't been proven otherwise. Provent-A-Mite, however, is tested, has proved itself over and over, and has been since it was invented.

A difference of opinion would be: I'll use Revolution or Frontline on my cats because it's proven that they are safe, while you say you're going to put a flea collar and canine BioSpot on your cat because it's cheap and will work just fine. Or you could just spray the animal with concentrated pyrethrins, that'd do it!

Needless to say, my cat would be fine and yours would be in the Vet ER seizuring and going through organ failure.

A difference of opinion can mean the life of an animal. Is it really worth it to save a few dollars?

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Originally Posted by jwarriner

Is your sarcasm directed at me?

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Not in a negative way. I wondered too and I thought of spontaneous generation. Its a very ridiculous theory and I thought it was funny. If you took it negatively I am sorry and didn't intend it.

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Originally Posted by Brimstone111888

Not in a negative way. I wondered too and I thought of spontaneous generation. Its a very ridiculous theory and I thought it was funny. If you took it negatively I am sorry and didn't intend it.

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I thought it was funny too.