Reptile spray vs PAM

Question, I have used PAM and it was effective and I always used it as a prevent future mites. However, its not being sold on Amazon anymore and Reptile spray is something that everyone talks about. How effective is it? Like after cleaning a tub does it still work/is it still effective? Does it kill and prevent mites from coming back in? Need a handy spray and just want to know if its effective. Plus reptile spray is like half the price.

We use Callingtons spray over here in the UK ...


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Originally Posted by Maddumpling

Question, I have used PAM and it was effective and I always used it as a prevent future mites. However, its not being sold on Amazon anymore and Reptile spray is something that everyone talks about. How effective is it? Like after cleaning a tub does it still work/is it still effective? Does it kill and prevent mites from coming back in? Need a handy spray and just want to know if its effective. Plus reptile spray is like half the price.

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Assuming you are talking about Natural Chemistry reptile spray, then I can tell you how it works. The spray is extremely effective at killing mites and does so on contact with the liquid. It is safe to use on and around reptiles. The few times I have used it, I use it on the reptile then wash the animal with lukewarm water afterwards (I do no think this is likely necessary however). I do this with all new snakes upon arrival. The logic is that it kills any active mites and the combination of the mite solution and washing in water helps remove any missed mites or mite eggs. If you use it to clean the cage, then it will indeed kill any living mites there as well. It is only effective while still in liquid form, after it dries, it is no longer toxic to mites.

However, it does not destroy mite eggs. To my knowledge, the only product that does that is provent-a-mite.

PAM treat all stages eggs to lice to mites, reptile spray does not and only kill adult mites which means it provide instant relief but if PAM is not used in combination it will lead to a re-infestation.

One is used in the enclosure, the other one on the snake.

so then my next question is does Sawyer Permethrin Pump Spray work the same as PAM? This was a product recommended by someone in my community and I looked at the ingredients and it is the same ingredients as PAM, but the fraction of the cost. I like PAM due to the fact that it prevents future possible infestations and I always like to be on the safe side, but its so expensive.

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Originally Posted by Maddumpling

so then my next question is does Sawyer Permethrin Pump Spray work the same as PAM? This was a product recommended by someone in my community and I looked at the ingredients and it is the same ingredients as PAM, but the fraction of the cost. I like PAM due to the fact that it prevents future possible infestations and I always like to be on the safe side, but its so expensive.

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What % permethrin is in it?

Active Ingredient: Permethrin (0.5%)

You sat PAM all I see is cooking non stick spray. Lol

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Originally Posted by Sunnieskys

You sat PAM all I see is cooking non stick spray. Lol

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I too thought Pam spray. WTF = PAM ?

PAM = Provent-A-Mite

Years ago I'd use Provent A Mite but when I didn't want to wait for an order to be delivered I'd pick up Equate Bedding Spray from Wal Mart. I haven't had any of that in a long time so couldn't tell you the active ingredients, but do remember it compared to PAM.

True story: my first ball python got mites. Looking back, I swear it was from a batch of aspen or something I bought at the pet store. (A very cool, locally-owned exotic pet store, but not the cleanest in the world!)
I tried prevent-o-mite, or something similar.... didn't work. Then I thought about how a snake would deal with mites in nature. I noticed the mites after he started soaking in his water bowl and leaving behind black poppy seed things. I then, logically, put a larger water bowl for him to soak his entire body in. He soaked like a crocodile, with only his nostrils above water to breathe, and the rest of him submerged under water. I stopped using any treatment, I changed his bedding daily, and cleaned the tank daily. I let him soak in his bowl all he wanted. He continued to submerge his entire body.
Every day, I cleaned out the dead mites from the water bowl. Within a week, all the mites were GONE! He drowned out two generations! The mites, then he drowned all their hatched eggs!:taz:

I don't know if all ball pythons are capable of this, but RAGNAROK THE MIGHTY, cured his condition and committed genocide on those mites, using only water, his natural go-to if he lived in the wild. This was two years ago, and I haven't seen a mite since! Also, since then he never soaks in his water bowl any more... Snakes know what to do with mites, you just have the to give them the environmental opportunity. :snake::gj: