Boa soaking.

I come from a ball background and got a baby in a deal with a rack. She's great! Eating well and such. She's bit me once which was my fault for holding her in blue. She's been soaking a bit. In balls this can mean a problem, but I've read boas just like to sometimes. I'm wondering if I should be watching of problems or she's just being a boa. Her husbandry I good and I handle her everyday an haven't seen any mites so I'm jus wondering if she's normal. Thanks.


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Could be normal. Could be mites. Could be too warm. I'd double check temps and keep an eye out for mites.

I don't know if anyone cares but the update on here is that yes she did in fact have mites. I have been diligently soaking her and picked up some mite off. I know the stuff is crap but I needed something. I'm going I try and find some reptile relief around where I live. I'm hesitant to use Pam cause if the toxicity of the fumes but if worse comes to worse I will get some. I seem to have the problem under control for now anyways.


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Yuck!!! Good luck with the mite fight. Honestly... Follow the PAM to the T and you'll be fine.

Pam works awesome along with reptile reliefe. LLL reptiles has a pretty good method that hasnt let me down thus far.

http://lllreptile.com/info/library/c...h-snake-mites/

I may try that! I want PAM now tho. I live in Ontario and I don't think anywhere stocks it.



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Im sure there is a product that is comprable up there.

PAM, order from here. http://www.pro-products.com/

So I've been cleaning/soaking them diligently for a week or so and it has helped a lot. Instead of waiting for Pam I went with a more available solution and grabbed some nix. Sprayed it all over the place and I hope this will be the end of the mites. I didn't see many when I was spraying. Maby like 2. So hope it all goes well for me and my mite war.


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I used nix last week on my boa, works great!

Keep us updated please.

I don't have much experience with mites but I haven't seen one since I sprayed the nix in. First I did a crazy cleaning of the snakes with mites. Then I sprayed the tub and the hole for the tub in the rack with nix. Then I sprayed the snakes. For the other snakes in the rack without mites I jus sprayed in their tubs and the snake an in the tub slot. I also sprayed the outside of the rack. How long would you say you have to wait to know if you officially don't have mites anymore?


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Keep an eye on them for the next few days. I'd give them another spray 4 or 5 days after the first. After the first initial spray I did, I noticed my boa stopped soaking and found some dead mites on the substrate. So like I said keep an eye on them and give them another dose in a few days.

rid home lice spray from wal-mart has the same active ingredients as PAM...ive never used but know people who do and they say it works just as good, i just thaught i would throw that out there

So does nix. I'm very happy so far on its effectiveness. We will do another spray in a few days as a precaution then I hope all will be over.


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