Just to point out soot, diamond and graphite have the same ingredients. :rolleyes:
We recommend Provent-A-Mite for a reason.
dr del
07-21-2010, 05:15 PM
seeya205
Re: Mite Killers
I use Nix! Kills eggs and readily available!
07-22-2010, 04:01 PM
Bones
Re: Mite Killers
About a month after I got my snake, I noticed he had a few mites in his water bowl. I am 100% certain he got them when my ex took him to our neighbor's house. Our neighbor has a 20 year old ball python and when I last saw it before I got my snake, his had mites. :rolleyes:
I immediately started researching these little pests. I decided that I'd first attempt to get rid of them in "natural" ways and if that didn't work, I'd take another avenue. I literally spent most of that day cleaning the tank. A few days later, I saw more mites. I was mad. All that work was for nothing.
I didn't want to go through all that trouble again, so I came on here and found out about PAM. I ordered 1 can of it. I closely followed the instructions on the can. I used paper towels as substrate so I could see any mites that may possibly show up after treatment. Since that one treatment, I have not seen one mite in my tank or on my snake since. Best. Stuff. Ever.
To all the people that use Nix and that bedding spray; it might work for you, but would you put PAM in your hair to kill lice? Would you use bedding spray for the same thing? Logic says to me that if you are willing to use human products to kill snake pests, you should be willing to use snake products to kill human pests. Since they've got "the same active ingredients", why not? Also, I got my can of PAM the day after I ordered it. I consider that "readily available".
I do agree with Gavin, though. Educate yourself. If you are willing to put a product meant to kill lice on humans onto your snake to kill mites and it actually works for you and is causing no harm to the animal, that's great. Each person has their own way that works for them. Some might like it, some might not, but if it works for you, so be it.
P.S. PAM is also great for killing spiders... obviously because it mentions that the vapors are harmful to arachnids on the label, and it killed the heck out of a spider I found in the bath tub!
