New Pickup has MITES! :O

Just thought I would let you all know :P

The Breeding Size Female Normal I got in a trade last night well I checked her over again a few hours ago and I see lovely little black dots on the paper towel!

Im like CERIALSLY

So I sit and watch and sure enough they move....

Got a picture and some video!!!

http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/...s/closeupo.png

Video!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHkSYiCzHvc


ANNNND

Here is the poor girl who has them....

http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/...114_160951.jpg


I will be doing the very effective NIX lice shampoo treatment.

Should have them gone in no time!!!


She isnt even close to my snake rack and I have no interacted with my snakes at all today so they should not have come in contact with any mites but of course I will still be treating the whole rack.

Nasty. I hate bugs. Hope you got everybody qt'd. Good luck on the war against the little buggers.

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PAM, PAM them all!

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...sJvh2ErdCTyRMg

Every snake I bring in is treated while in quarantine, then there is no guessing :)

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Every snake I bring in is treated while in quarantine, then there is no guessing :)

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Same here every new snake gets a nice spray with reptile spray mite killer. Has saved one mite outbreak in my quarantine rack.

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Nasty. I hate bugs. Hope you got everybody qt'd. Good luck on the war against the little buggers.

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Everybody QT'ED

As in ...11 differnt tubs throught my apartment????





And I never had any mite treatment since I am still under a year in this hobby and have never had them. But now that I have I will be treating everyone who comes in!

No, as in all your new snakes, away from your established collection, silly. ;)

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

No, as in all your new snakes, away from your established collection, silly. ;)

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LOL I was gunna say!

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Originally Posted by reptiliachnids

Everybody QT'ED

As in ...11 differnt tubs throught my apartment????





And I never had any mite treatment since I am still under a year in this hobby and have never had them. But now that I have I will be treating everyone who comes in!

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Lol I think she means from your establishes snakes.

Yeah, you learn the hard way. I got a snake at a show and she came home witha few mites. Two treatments of PAM and I haven't seen a mite since!

I now PAM all enclosures that I put a new snake in. I don't care where it came from. Prevention is key!

SOOO YAH

This convo just happened!! My sister went and bought me the NIX lice shampoo and you have to ask the pharmacist for it... the convo went like this.


pharmacist 1: "What are you using the shampoo on?"

Sister : "Its actually for my brothers snakes"

pharmacist 1: "*confused look* Really? *looks at pharmacist 2*

pharmacist 1 to pharmacist 2 : "Can you use this stuff on snakes???"

pharmacist 2 : *confused look* OH! Yah I have heard of that! BUT I didnt know snakes had hair."


My sister just kinda looked at them and grabbed the box and walked away LOLOLOL


I LAUGHED SO HARD THAT MADE MY FREAKING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by reptiliachnids

SOOO YAH

This convo just happened!! My sister went and bought me the NIX lice shampoo and you have to ask the pharmacist for it... the convo went like this.


pharmacist 1: "What are you using the shampoo on?"

Sister : "Its actually for my brothers snakes"

pharmacist 1: "*confused look* Really? *looks at pharmacist 2*

pharmacist 1 to pharmacist 2 : "Can you use this stuff on snakes???"

pharmacist 2 : *confused look* OH! Yah I have heard of that! BUT I didnt know snakes had hair."


My sister just kinda looked at them and grabbed the box and walked away LOLOLOL


I LAUGHED SO HARD THAT MADE MY FREAKING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Lol so funny, I would laugh so hard if I didn't have the flu :(

There the QT tub has been sprayed and rinsed and spray again (with new paper towel and hide in it) with the NIX solution.

All mites died on contact.

Made sure to get every little crease and everything.

While I was doing this she was getting a warm water soak with a bit of the NIX solution in the water.

Just as a pre caution do I spray my other snakes down as well??? Like take out water dishes for 24hrs and spray down their tubs and them???

Id do it. Just in case

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Originally Posted by Bobbafett

Id do it. Just in case

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I did it.

There's ZERO reason to soak the snake or spray it down with anything.
All you need to do is use bedding spray or PAM as directed, nix head lice shampoo works but isn't necessary at all.

Spraying the tub and the paper towels and allowing them to dry is all you need to do to treat.
Well that and spraying the surrounding area, I'm not sure why you are spraying anything on the snake, especially permethrin which IMO should never be done.

They should be soaked in water with a bit of dawn dish soap, right?

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They should be soaked in water with a bit of dawn dish soap, right?

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There is no reason to soak the snake at all.

I've treated numerous collections and have not needed to soak a snake to rid the collections of mites.
The treated paper towel and the treated tub is all that's necessary to treat, the bugs will literally fall off the snake over the first few days after the initial treatment.
After the 2nd treatment the rest fall off and die and by the 3rd treatment there is no live bugs.

There's no need or reason to use soaps or oils or anything other than permethrin on the tub and the paper towels.