Mites....still

I just posted the other day about having mites so I bleached everything And soaked my Bp in warm water and reptile spray and now tonight I see the stupid things on my snake again

What should I do now I can't get PAM until the 17th

Dude mite off isnt hard to find. Check ur local pet store and if they dont have it look on the net and have it shipped to your home. And fyi bleach is toxic so dont use it on anything u have living things near.

Change your substrate to paper towels.
And when bathing your snake, add a drop or two of Dawn dish soap.
Take all enclosure accesories out and give them a good wash.

You can use other mite products until your PAM arrives. But I've never had success with them personally.

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Fipronil spray is safer then Pam for your snake, works longer but very expensive.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0054P...dir_mdp_mobile

I just had mites that I got rid of and the method I used and it worked amazing is 2 fold. First bathe your snakes in warm water with a drop of dawn dish soap. Leave them in there and while they are soaking clean their tank/tub. Soak the tub with hot water and some dawn. This first part gets most of them. The second part is to go to a pharmacy and get some NIX head lice cream. It comes in a box and the bottle is about 10 bux. Mix this cream with 4 liters ( or one gallon for the US folks) of distilled water. NIX has the same active ingredient as PAM for killing the mites AND their eggs. Most only attack the mites themselves. You will have to shake the NIX/water solution for a while cause the NIX is very thick. When it's evenly mixed then put some in a spray bottle and mist it into the tub/tank, on the outside of the tub/tank and on the shelf and floor around the tub/tank. Take your snake out of the water and dry him/her off. Next place the snake back in the tub and spray the snake all over. This is one of the advantages of this method. You can spray on the snake and you dont need to wait for it to dry. I did this a couple of weeks ago and has 4 infested snakes and all the mites are gone. Do this process as many times as it takes but it shouldn't take to many. This method I cheaper and safer for your snakes than PAM. Also NIX is easier to get. Like I said, this worked for me and I have read a lot of posts and it has worked for many others. Hope this helped and good luck fighting those buggers.



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Originally Posted by satomi325

Change your substrate to paper towels.
And when bathing your snake, add a drop or two of Dawn dish soap.
Take all enclosure accesories out and give them a good wash.

You can use other mite products until your PAM arrives. But I've never had success with them personally.

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X2, just stay on top of it until the PAM comes in. All you can do is give the snake some relief for now.

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Originally Posted by Maixx

Fipronil spray is safer then Pam for your snake, works longer but very expensive.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0054P...dir_mdp_mobile

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Where did you get the information that this was safe on reptiles? I haven't been able to find any.

Natural Chemistry

Works great and use paper towels:gj:

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Where did you get the information that this was safe on reptiles? I haven't been able to find any.

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Indeed, I can't find it either.

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Where did you get the information that this was safe on reptiles? I haven't been able to find any.

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this is the stuff that my vet told me to use, it is very safe and you can use it on the snake but dilute it 50/50 and apply with a cotton ball. Just goggle Frontline spray and you'll be able to purchase it. Plus you can treat your dogs and cats too.

Hmmm.....

"Frontline. Fipronil is the active ingredient in the dog and cat flea prevention product, Frontline. It is only available from veterinarians and comes as a pump spray pack or spot on treatments. It is usually applied by wiping the animal down with a cloth dampened with Frontline spray. Young, sick and certain sensitive species (namely boas) may be poisoned after treatment with Frontline Spray as the fumes are quite strong due to the alcohol carrier used and can cause damage to the respiratory tract. Ingestion of water contaminated with Frontline has also been reported to be toxic too. "

http://www.karingalvet.com.au/Pet-Ca...tile-Mites.asp

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Originally Posted by Bill T

Dude mite off isnt hard to find

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dude mite off is garbge and doesnt work im using reptile spray

Until you can get some Pam, paper towels in tank and bath in warm water with a drop of dawn dish soap. Reptile basics also carries something called Reptile Relief which I am told is effective also. *knock on wood* I have not had to deal with those little buggers. But have Pam and reptile relief on hand, just in case.

i have him on paper towels and using reptile relief spray...i didnt see any on paper towels or anywhere else in the cage for that matteri just saw 1 on him while he was inside his moist hide, it could have been 1 already dead that i missed when i did the first clean up but i re-did a reptile releif cleaning so i will see what happens

Just be sure to keep him away from the rest of your snakes. The last thing you need at this point is for the buggers to jump to the rest of your collection.

One other thing you can do until the PAM arrives is give him a really big water bowl at least big enough so he can soak himself. You will surprised that they will actually try to drown the little buggers themselves.

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Where did you get the information that this was safe on reptiles? I haven't been able to find any.

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Recommended by my vet, as well as Dr. Whitaker in this article.

http://www.qualityserpents.com/educa...mmon_parasites

How come nobody agreed with me about nix? Its cheap, you can spray it on the snake, its easier to get then PAM, it works and you get a whole bunch of it at once. To me its the best mite solution out there.

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How come nobody agreed with me about nix? Its cheap, you can spray it on the snake, its easier to get then PAM, it works and you get a whole bunch of it at once. To me its the best mite solution out there.

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Maybe people are uneasy about having to mix it in order to use it. When pam all you do is have to spray it on.
Never used Nix but I know pam does wonders.

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Originally Posted by interloc

How come nobody agreed with me about nix? Its cheap, you can spray it on the snake, its easier to get then PAM, it works and you get a whole bunch of it at once. To me its the best mite solution out there.

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The article I posted in my reply above (#17) talks about nix and recommend it over pyrethrins. I just didn't say anything about it because my vet didn't talk about it.