mite advice needed ASAP!

well, everything is moving fast in our new world of BP's including our 1st experience with mites. the lil guy we got from the pet shop has mites... go figure. that pet shop is not open on sundays and want to get some mite solution ASAP! found some at pet co called Natural chemestry. active ingredients are Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate 2.1%, undecylenic acid 0.5%. Other Ingredients: 97.4%. can anyone advise if this is a good product? it has good reviews. weve inspected him well and its not bad but want to get it undercontrol b4 it becomes a problem. will be greatful for any advice. even if we need to order and have it shipped and wait a few days for a better product. thank you in advance!

The best mite product is called Provent-a-Mite (PAM). You can only purchase it online. It works instantly. Just make sure to read the directions carefully as it can harm your snake if used incorrectly. When I had mites and used it, all mites disappeared the day after.

You can also give your snake daily soaks. Just put a few drops of dawn dish also into warm water and put your snake in.

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Natural Chemistry has worked great for me, took a couple days on a heavily infested rescue

thank you sooo much! will send hubby after some today!

I know what your going through H&T my sons has mites that we got from a pet shop. I ordered the provent-o-mite and mite off by zood med . I am waiting to use the PAM as I am still have to get the thermostatfor my UTH so that I may spray down his enclosure and use paper towels as the subst. I am using the mite off right now as this is taking care of some of the problem I just am not trying to stress him out too much all at once until I can do the cleaning properly

Nooo!!! I HATE mites.... :mad: They seem to make the snakes so miserable.
I used PAM and it worked right away- and I think I have enough left over to last for any other mite infestations. While I was waiting, I did the whole dishsoap soak trick, which also worked really well. Put enough water in a little tub to cover your snake- not much more than will cover his body. I did it so he wasn't swimming and could just sit comfortably in the bath. Then put a drop of dishsoap in with him and slosh it a bit to make bubbles- just a drop will do. Then the nasty little blood suckers won't be able to get above the water and will drown... :D When I did this, I saw tons of them in the water when I went to dump it out, so I think it worked quite well.
Use this as a supplementary measure while waiting to get something permanent, this only works to get them off your snake. They also need to be eradicated from his environment.

I saw some little white spots near Fangs eyes and I know they are mites but I was scared to spay mite off by his eyes or the jurasimite that I have as well I did use a q tip and soaked it with mite off to use under his chin I am going to look up to se if it ok to get a mist around the eyes not close of course but has any of you used these products around the snakes eyes with no bad reaction?

Many have recommended the natural chemistry reptile spray. There are a growing number of regions where P-A-M is hard (restricted chemicals) to get. Don't wait to treat get what you an locally.

I hate mites too. I saw one on my cell phone of all places, I think I picked it up from Pet Smart earlier that day. I grabed the magnifying glass and looked over my snakes and thankfully I did not see any on them but still treated them with frontline spray diluted 50/50 on all my snakes. (reptile vet recomended) cleaned tanks, and cell phone, sprayed tanks down with frontline, let dry and air out for 30 min to an hour and used pt as substrate..... have not had a problem plus it lasts for 30 days so everytime I clean tanks i treat with frontline spray.
I even treated the dog.

Thank you all for your input. He's on his way to get natural chemestry. We've decided to treat everyone as we brought home a total of 7 new babies from 5 different breeders. Gonna treat their racks as well. Heck. We may make a habit of treating every noobie when we Bring them home. Want to make sure everyone stays happy and healthy.

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Thank you all for your input. He's on his way to get natural chemestry. We've decided to treat everyone as we brought home a total of 7 new babies from 5 different breeders. Gonna treat their racks as well. Heck. We may make a habit of treating every noobie when we Bring them home. Want to make sure everyone stays happy and healthy.

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It's always best to treat all new snakes no matter where they come from. It's a great preventative measure. I know I do. Treating an infested collection is no fun.


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keep them on paper towels, I mist the towels then wait about a min or two and put the snake in. Then check in a day or two and reapply.:gj:

is it safe to leave the chem soaked towel in there like that? i dont want to harm tha babies. but i guess it would also help clear any new comers that decide to jump in?

I use RAID bedding spray, same active agent as PAM at the same dosage and its only $4 and can be found at walmart, Remove the water from the Cage and the Snake, and spray down everything in the tank and let it set for a few hours. While doing this Soak the Snake in warm water with just a dash of dish soap. After a few hours put the snake back in the cage but wait 24 hours before putting a water dish back in it. mites are gone usually wit 24 hours, I don't even replace the bedding, and have used this with success numerous times with new Snakes

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is it safe to leave the chem soaked towel in there like that? i dont want to harm tha babies. but i guess it would also help clear any new comers that decide to jump in?

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Not soaked but misted and yes its safe. You can even spray and wipe down your snake with the Natural Chemistry.

Wow, I have never heard of using frontline on a snake. Think I would be leary. Also, someone posted they saw "white" mites on their snake? I thought they were black? :confused: Also, to op, you should always have a quarantine procedure with new snakes. There is a sticky thread on quarantine if you have any questions. Also, like everyone else is saying, prevent a mite works great, and soaking with A drop of dawn dish soap.

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I use RAID bedding spray, same active agent as PAM at the same dosage and its only $4 and can be found at walmart, Remove the water from the Cage and the Snake, and spray down everything in the tank and let it set for a few hours. While doing this Soak the Snake in warm water with just a dash of dish soap. After a few hours put the snake back in the cage but wait 24 hours before putting a water dish back in it. mites are gone usually wit 24 hours, I don't even replace the bedding, and have used this with success numerous times with new Snakes

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I think this product was discontinued. It is no longer listed on the web site, Permethrin is linked to some serious health issues I would not be surprised to find it had been pulled for these reasons.

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Not soaked but misted and yes its safe. You can even spray and wipe down your snake with the Natural Chemistry.

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thats what hubby did yesterday. sprayed paper towel & ran snakes thru it a few times. i think we shall try the idea where we mist the paper towels and leave them in. thats what is so appealing about the nat. chem. its specifically PH balanced and sounds to be gentle and effective.

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Wow, I have never heard of using frontline on a snake. Think I would be leary. Also, someone posted they saw "white" mites on their snake? I thought they were black? :confused: Also, to op, you should always have a quarantine procedure with new snakes. There is a sticky thread on quarantine if you have any questions. Also, like everyone else is saying, prevent a mite works great, and soaking with A drop of dawn dish soap.

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That is what my reptile vet said to use and it works for 30 days. you have to mix the spray 50/50 then apply to snake via cotton ball. It is the frontline spray, not the tiny tube you use on dogs and cats.

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Permethrin is linked to some serious health issues I would not be surprised to find it had been pulled for these reasons.

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Of course, the one place you can still get Permethrin is the US Air Force. We treat our uniforms with it when we deploy to desert environments....go figure.

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Of course, the one place you can still get Permethrin is the US Air Force. We treat our uniforms with it when we deploy to desert environments....go figure.

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LOL so true, I still have bottles left from my deployment to kirkuk

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I think this product was discontinued. It is no longer listed on the web site, Permethrin is linked to some serious health issues I would not be surprised to find it had been pulled for these reasons.

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They still have it in Store, I just bought some last week, check the stores