Re: Spraying Mice with NIX before feeding
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Originally Posted by
Kaorte
They don't work. They only provide temporary relief. If you only use mite off, you will be constantly battling mites.
I treated my pastel redtail only 2 times and they were gone. the stuff I got DOES work.
Re: Spraying Mice with NIX before feeding
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Originally Posted by
5snakes
I treated my pastel redtail only 2 times and they were gone. the stuff I got DOES work.
If you caught all the mites before they laid eggs then yes it might work. But PAM or NIX will work for 30 days or more after ONE treatment. You also don't need to treat the snake which means less stress for the animal.
If you can afford mite off, you can afford PAM or NIX which are a million times better in my opinion.
Re: Spraying Mice with NIX before feeding
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Originally Posted by
Kaorte
If you caught all the mites before they laid eggs then yes it might work. But PAM or NIX will work for 30 days or more after ONE treatment. You also don't need to treat the snake which means less stress for the animal.
If you can afford mite off, you can afford PAM or NIX which are a million times better in my opinion.
yes I check every time right after feeding. I pay VERY close attention to all of my snakes because if there is an outbreak, I want to know when it started and with who if possible.:snake:
Re: Spraying Mice with NIX before feeding
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Originally Posted by
WingedWolfPsion
Snake mites will NOT be found on rodents. Mites that infest rodents will be a completely different species from those that infest reptiles, and they will not transfer between them.
If there are snake mites in the pet store, you are more likely to bring them home on dry goods, where they may wander into your cages. (I wound up with a minor, mysterious mite outbreak last year, and have to assume that's how it happened--I breed my own rodents). I keep a can of PAM on hand for such potentials.
So, do not treat, spray, or worry about the feeder rodents bringing in mites to your snakes. They won't. A snake mite that wandered onto a rodent would wander right back off of it again, at the same pace.
I hate to tell you this but your 100% wrong on the rodent mites issue. They will transfer from your snakes to rodents. You can pick up mites from almost anywhere. Reptiles shows are almost always the source. I got mites from the damn rat breeder... Had them all over my snakes and rats.
