I've got mites!!!

:confused: I just noticed mites on my bp. What do i do and what should i get. Also Shes starting Shed anything i have to do???? I can see some up her noes what do i do?/

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Originally Posted by Razzle

:confused: I just noticed mites on my bp. What do i do and what should i get. Also Shes starting Shed anything i have to do???? I can see some up her noes what do i do?/

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For the mites you need to get PAM (Provent-A-Mite) you can get it here http://entirelypets.stores.yahoo.net/proventamite.html, this is the only efficient product on the market

For the shed just make sure your have the proper humidity level 50%-60% at all time, which can be bumped at 70% during shedding.

So i dont have to like ruh out now to get something? It can wait till it comes? Do i have change everything out of the tank too?

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Originally Posted by Razzle

So i dont have to like ruh out now to get something? It can wait till it comes? Do i have change everything out of the tank too?

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You should receive it pretty quick once you receive it, follow the instructions to a T.

Provent-A-Mite treats the enclosure all you will have to do will be to remove the water dish as well as your animal and spray the enclosure, then once dry you will place your BP back in it's enclosure along with is water dish.

How about the ones that are on her? It looked like she had some in her nose.

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Originally Posted by Razzle

How about the ones that are on her? It looked like she had some in her nose.

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By placing her back in her enclosure this will take care of the problem, all the mites found in the enclosure and on her will die.

I just got a can of that. The guy who sold it to me said, To oak her in a bowl with dish soap. Any truth to this?

yeah a bowl of water with a few drops of soap with a few drops of dish just to clarify. Do not use 100% dish soap might have been a typo or whatever but i just wanted to maKE sure.

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I just got a can of that. The guy who sold it to me said, To oak her in a bowl with dish soap. Any truth to this?

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That's a mildly effective, old school method of drowning a portion adult mites that are present on the animal itself. Mites have some kind of coating on their exoskeleton that causes water to bead around them using surface tension, allowing them to survive under water for short periods of time. The soap in the water breaks the surface tension and drowns the adult mites.

It doesn't kill all the adults, nor does it kill the eggs or larvae. You have to break their lifecycle some way and provent-a-mites does this with maximum efficiency.

The soap-soaking method is really best for heavy infestions or someone trying to buy time until they get a can of Provent-a-mite. ;)

ok. I have the pom so do i have to soak her?

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ok. I have the pom so do i have to soak her?

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No. Using the Provent-a-Mite as directed will erradicate the adult mites, their eggs, and the larvae completely, often times with a single treatment.

So nothing special i have to do for her right? The ones on her should die once placed back?

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So nothing special i have to do for her right? The ones on her should die once placed back?

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Its a certainty :)

Just make sure to remember to remove the water bowl and let the enclosure dry completely before placing the snake back in it. Be sure the cage is in a well ventilated area when you treat it. Also per the directions, remove any feeder insects and cover any fish tanks, should you have them in the area you are treating.

Keep in mind too, be conservative with how much you are using...it really doesn't take much. The idea here is to blast the enclosure with it, but not to the point that it is wet to the touch.

I'd stay away from misting and watch for water bowl spills while the enclosure is being treated. I'm not sure if there's been any reporting on what happens if a treated area gets wet again after it dries, but just the thought of it makes me a little nervous.

She's starting to shed now. will that play any part in it? Do i feed her during?