vernon has mites

vernon has mites :(

we will try the betadine soak tomorrow. give his tank a good bleach clean too.

other than that, he has been doing great. never missed a feed yet.

hope he gets better soon...

ed

One word....PROVENT-A-MITE! Those who have used it swear by it! but U have to follow directions PRECISELY!

Good luck in getting rid of the creepy-crawlies!! Have U changed the bedding to newspaper or paper towels? That will help when U have to clean so they don't have as many crevices to hide in.

Check out some of the other threads about mites. LOTS of good information there!

Best of luck!

R.

Provent-a-mite. Game, set, match.

thanks for the responses. for my temporary substrate of newspaper or towels, how many layers do of the paper do you put?

ed

I use 2 layers of newpaper, and you can use one or two layer of towels.

provent a mite rocks!!!

i used it to spray all my enclosures (6 snakes) and everyone is mite free now. sooooooo simple to use. just take the enclosure outside after removing all the hides, water dishes and plants/wood etc.

spray the container and the substrate. don't forget to do the lid.

let it dry. (very toxic fumes so do it outside with the windows to the house closed)

once dry... replace the hides, water dish etc which has all been soaked in bleach water (or baked if it's wood) and put your snake back in.

the dry residue of the provent a mite (or PAM) will kill all the mites for 30 days... which covers all the mites and eggs which hatch... so the life cycle is stopped completely.

so simple it's almost rediculous!

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Originally Posted by junji98

we will try the betadine soak tomorrow. give his tank a good bleach clean too.

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That will work for temporary relief, but will not kill the eggs that the mites have already laid ... in about 3 weeks, you'll be back to where you started.

Provent -a- Mite, made by Pro Products (www.pro-products.com) is hands down the best way to treat snake mites and prevent them from coming back. Give Bob Pound at Pro Products a call and he'll hook you up ... Bob ROCKS!

-adam

Prevent A Mite is a gift from the snake gods :)
It worked wonders with my troop when they had mites. I wish you luck in exterminating those horrific beasties.

ok. i will try provent a mite. it is expensive retail here in toronto. i will check online prices + shipping. are mites detrimental to health (siginificantly?). it is ok that he not be treated immediately right? i mean, not that i am procrastinating or anything, but to get the provent-a-mite stuff and schedule a major cleaning may take a few days to a week.

thanks

I would recommend getting it done asap. You can soak (with a drop of soap in the water to break the water tension) to kill the mites, until the Provent-a-mite arrives. Just remember those little things are sucking the blood from your snake, so it can impact their health if left for a long time. I think a week would be ok, if your snake is in good health otherwise.

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Originally Posted by junji98

ok. i will try provent a mite. it is expensive retail here in toronto. i will check online prices + shipping. are mites detrimental to health (siginificantly?). it is ok that he not be treated immediately right? i mean, not that i am procrastinating or anything, but to get the provent-a-mite stuff and schedule a major cleaning may take a few days to a week.

thanks

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So long as you've gotten rid of ALL the mites you possibly can by giving the snake a soak and by cleaning out the cage, it will be ok to wait a few days for your PAM to arrive. If it takes longer than that, you may end up having to soak and clean again, as more mites will be hatching. The longer it takes to get it done, the more mites you will have to deal with...and the higher the risk of them spreading to other herps if you have them.

And yes, mites are specifically detrimental to the health of your snake. If left untreated, they can cause anemia.

my main concern (when i got my hog island boa who came with mites) was how long had he been living with them?

it took me a couple of weeks to use the P.A.M. on my boa as once it came, he was in shed (just my luck) so i needed to wait for him to finish shedding and then give him a couple of days before using it.

it REALLY is so much simpler than any other method of treatment... and ifyour time is valuable (and your snakes) then every penny you spend on P.A.M. is worth it!