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I've try permectrin II, petco stuff, and rubbing alcohol. After cleaning there back after a week or less. I try even spraying the floor with cheap petco stuff.

Use Provent-a-Mite(PAM) or Nix lice spray.
I had a mite outbreak once in the past, and I never saw a mite ever again after a PAM treatment.

Empty your enclosures. Clean the enclosures and accessories with boiling water and bleach. Use paper towel substrate in the meantime during treatments until all the mites are gone.
Keep your set up very simple. Just a hide and water dish.

And you can bathe your snake once a day in warm water with a drop or two of dish soap.

Your missing something when you clean then. I used Reptile Spray from Petco and after one treatment never saw a mite again. I sprayed, scrubbed, vacuumed, and cleaned everything that was even close to the snakes.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Use Provent-a-Mite(PAM) or Nix lice spray.
I had a mite outbreak once in the past, and I never saw a mite ever again after a PAM treatment.

Empty your enclosures. Clean the enclosures and accessories with boiling water and bleach. Use paper towel substrate in the meantime during treatments until all the mites are gone.
Keep your set up very simple. Just a hide and water dish.

And you can bathe your snake once a day in warm water with a drop or two of dish soap.

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Just gave that a try so we will see.

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Originally Posted by KMG

Your missing something when you clean then. I used Reptile Spray from Petco and after one treatment never saw a mite again. I sprayed, scrubbed, vacuumed, and cleaned everything that was even close to the snakes.

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I've done all that above so I dunno

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Originally Posted by KMG

Your missing something when you clean then. I used Reptile Spray from Petco and after one treatment never saw a mite again. I sprayed, scrubbed, vacuumed, and cleaned everything that was even close to the snakes.

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Same here.
Rack or tanks?
what are you using for substrate?

racks and paper towels

The key to getting rid of mites, weather nix with water or PAM IS to make sure to do it every week for a couple weeks even if you don't see any, sometimes they lay eggs out of the enclosure and find there way to the snkes eventually, and they will keep.comming back if you only treat once.

good point. I've been treating for about month straight now

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The key to getting rid of mites, weather nix with water or PAM IS to make sure to do it every week for a couple weeks even if you don't see any, sometimes they lay eggs out of the enclosure and find there way to the snkes eventually, and they will keep.comming back if you only treat once.

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Once worked just fine for me, but Reptile Spray does say to repeat. I didn't and they were gone with only one treatment.

OP, Do you know the source? Maybe your collection keeps getting exposed. Any other snake owners come to visit or have you visited others with snakes?

You said "Petco stuff." Is that Reptile Spray or Mite Off?

nobody comes around my snakes but now thinking about it I went to a friends house that was having a mite problems. If I remember ever since them it started. about month ago

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mite off

permectrin II should of done the trick. I know a lot of breeders that used that

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nobody comes around my snakes but now thinking about it I went to a friends house that was having a mite problems. If I remember ever since them it started. about month ago

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mite off

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Try Reptile Spray. Its natural and can be sprayed on the snakes.

I would stay away from and keep away anybody that is having a mite issue.

you can spray the mite off to on the snake

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The key to getting rid of mites, weather nix with water or PAM IS to make sure to do it every week for a couple weeks even if you don't see any, sometimes they lay eggs out of the enclosure and find there way to the snkes eventually, and they will keep.comming back if you only treat once.

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Once worked for me as well. They were gone by day 2. Haven't seen mites since.

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So that's three people that killed mites in one treatment. That means either your(OP) cleaning is missing something or you are reintroducing mites from a different source.

Like I told you in the prior post I clean just like you so stop trying to prove your point because your not proving anything. Woke up to none so far

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Like I told you in the prior post I clean just like you so stop trying to prove your point because your not proving anything. Woke up to none so far

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I'm trying to get you to figure out how the mites are reoccuring. If you keep going some place with them your going to keep having this issue. I would stay away from your friends house.

You have no idea how I clean.

I'll stop trying to help you now since its obviously not needed.

I recently had a mite issue with my skink. I like everyone else had to pull everything out of the cages, I soaked all the wood in the enclosures with bleach and water then baked in the oven for 2 hours. Scurbbed the enclosures with bleach then washed them down. Put paper towels and a plastic hide back in the enclosures, sprayed in PAM then soaked the animals in reptile relief. I haven't seen any live mites, but I have found dead ones in the enclosure, so I continue treating. The one thing I did that was stupid on my part was the first cage I cleaned the substrate out of I just threw in my kitchen trash can, luckily I realized the mistake I had made by not taking it outside before I finished cleaning.

I told you in previously post I have never took them anywhere

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I told you in previously post I have never took them anywhere

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I haven't responded just because those that have already hit the points.
I will bet its YOU?
I have had mites ride home from an expo on me.
If you have someone that you have visited that has mites OR a location that could have reptiles and mites, then you just might be the carrier.
Its either that or you are not following up a second treatment soon enough.
I use the Natural Chemistry the couple times I needed it and it works great. I also use it to treat QT just to be safe.

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I haven't responded just because those that have already hit the points.
I will bet its YOU?
I have had mites ride home from an expo on me.
If you have someone that you have visited that has mites OR a location that could have reptiles and mites, then you just might be the carrier.
Its either that or you are not following up a second treatment soon enough.
I use the Natural Chemistry the couple times I needed it and it works great. I also use it to treat QT just to be safe.

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Exactly!

Thanks Pit

My most recent bp had mites, still does poor baby. :(

But what helped TREMENDOUSLY was a mix of betadine, peroxide and water.

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My most recent bp had mites, still does poor baby. :(

But what helped TREMENDOUSLY was a mix of iodine, peroxide and water.

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Why not use actual mite products to kill them?

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Why not use actual mite products to kill them?

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I didn't have any on hand, but we had betadine for my Dad's lab he said I could use some of.

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Originally Posted by southbay54

I've try permectrin II, petco stuff, and rubbing alcohol. After cleaning there back after a week or less. I try even spraying the floor with cheap petco stuff.

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PAM and lice spray are very effective in getting rid of mites. However I find that the best way to get rid of these pests is to be thorough..


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