Pest control?

The new complex we live in does bi-monthly pest control in all bathrooms and the kitchen. One bathroom is attached to the reptile room. Would this be harmful to them? I think they spray the base boards

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You are on the up & up with the bldg. mgt., right?
I would tape off the room anyway, but you can ask for the MSDS sheet of what they are using. That sheet should list the chemicals and hazards. You should be able to look up information for hazards to reptiles up from there, once you know exactly what they are spraying.

We went thru this several years ago with our house bunny.

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Originally Posted by distaff

You are on the up & up with the bldg. mgt., right?
I would tape off the room anyway, but you can ask for the MSDS sheet of what they are using. That sheet should list the chemicals and hazards. You should be able to look up information for hazards to reptiles up from there, once you know exactly what they are spraying.

We went thru this several years ago with our house bunny.

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Yea, we told them about them and they didn't care one bit. I'm just worried

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Originally Posted by SCWood

Yea, we told them about them and they didn't care one bit. I'm just worried

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Hi, do you have to accept their pest control? You know, is it mandatory that you have them do it? If possible, consider declining and just let them know you have your own pest control practice. :)

I can elect to have them avoid certain rooms, yes

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Maybe it's the climate you live in, but are pests that big of a problem? I'd decline the treatment.

I've never heard of regular bi-monthly pest control. I don't know what they'd be spraying, but I can't imagine it's very healthy for humans, let alone animals. (Actually, dogs and cats would probably be worst because they live at baseboard level and brush into things, lick things, etc)
Do you live in Florida or something? Is it a southern thing?

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Originally Posted by Coluber42

I've never heard of regular bi-monthly pest control. I don't know what they'd be spraying, but I can't imagine it's very healthy for humans, let alone animals. (Actually, dogs and cats would probably be worst because they live at baseboard level and brush into things, lick things, etc)
Do you live in Florida or something? Is it a southern thing?

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Yes we are in South Florida 😂

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Originally Posted by Yodawagon

Maybe it's the climate you live in, but are pests that big of a problem? I'd decline the treatment.

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It depends on how warm you keep your place and how clean it is

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Is that a normal thing in South Florida? What do they spray , and what pests does it control? Do all multi unit buildings do that?

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Originally Posted by Coluber42

Is that a normal thing in South Florida? What do they spray , and what pests does it control? Do all multi unit buildings do that?

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I guess. It's my first apt so I'm not sure. My friend used to live here and whenever she refused treatment, she had palmettos, water bugs, and the occasional roach. So I kinda want it but I'm just worried. Could closing the bathroom door after treatment help?

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I really couldn't imagine any type of pest spraying would be good for any living thing. I mean after all, the stuff is designed to kill. Like mentioned, you can ask for a MSDS sheet or the name of the pesticide they are spraying, then google it for a MSDS sheet. Regardless though, I would be most worried about neurological problems. I mean Permethrin, Pyrethrin and stuff like no pest strips have been known to kill reptiles or give them serious neuro problems and all those chemicals are used in some pesticides. Again, I would find out exactly what they are using and MSDS it and find out.

I say get some good bug traps and refuse spraying.

From years back working for a pest control company I can tell you that we highly recommended that rooms with any reptiles, amphibian and aquatics not to be sprayed.

The issue with pest control in apartments is that when someone refuses and everyone else's accept the pest will migrate in the apartment that has not been sprayed, that being said twice monthly is really over the top and only focusing on bathroom and kitchen is also very inefficient for the same reason mention previously (you either spray everything or you don't)

I own a house but I do my own pest prevention (I live in the south and in the wood so prevention is important to me), I spray all baseboard in every room except the snake room, for the snake room the carpet in the stairways is sprayed and that's it.

If I was living in apartment I would definitely have pest control come (things can go bad very quick depending on your neigh boors) however I would require to be there and that treatment is done once a month not more if done by an outside company, if done by the care taker of the apartment complex (who often use this as an excuse to nose in) I would refuse and do my own treatment.

Heh, this thread makes me glad to live in New England. We keep our thermostat fairly low and the kitchen is particularly poorly insulated... but in the winter, we can get away with being fairly lax about putting food away and nothing happens to it. In the summer we can't do that (we don't have A/C, and the windows are usually open) but even still we don't usually see much worse than fruit flies or maybe a few ants.
Of course, on the other hand, we often wear hats in the house and heating a 20L tank for a BP requires an 80-watt RHP. :P But we don't need much in the way of pesticides!

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Originally Posted by Deborah

From years back working for a pest control company I can tell you that we highly recommended that rooms with any reptiles, amphibian and aquatics not to be sprayed.

The issue with pest control in apartments is that when someone refuses and everyone else's accept the pest will migrate in the apartment that has not been sprayed, that being said twice monthly is really over the top and only focusing on bathroom and kitchen is also very inefficient for the same reason mention previously (you either spray everything or you don't)

I own a house but I do my own pest prevention (I live in the south and in the wood so prevention is important to me), I spray all baseboard in every room except the snake room, for the snake room the carpet in the stairways is sprayed and that's it.

If I was living in apartment I would definitely have pest control come (things can go bad very quick depending on your neigh boors) however I would require to be there and that treatment is done once a month not more if done by an outside company, if done by the care taker of the apartment complex (who often use this as an excuse to nose in) I would refuse and do my own treatment.

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Did I say twice monthly? I meant every other month 😂