Pests Crossing Species?

[rabernet]

I treat them, regardless of the age. Remember - with PAM, you don't treat the animal, you treat the enclosure. Follow the direction exactly on the can. Basically, I clean the tub, add the substrate, spray the substrate, let dry completely, add hides, water dish and animal.


I also did not see any mites on Sara when I brought her home from the pet store (she was a surrender), but still treated her with Reptile Relief as a pre-caution before even bringing her in my home. A month later, I still had mites (from the eggs hatching).

The reason I re-treat all enclosures when I bring a new animal in, even though they are quarantined, is because I'm anal. I'd just rather be safe than sorry, and it just seems like a good precaution and has prevented me from seeing any more mites in my collection.

When Sara had the mites, I never did see it spread to the others, but again - I'm anal!

Oh, and as for size, Piper was 90 grams when I brought him home last week and Sahara was 80 grams last week.

[sweety314]

Not to resurrect, but.....


Could I have been incubating an infestation in the coconut husk that's moist in a bucket, but hasn't been used yet? I was using a cube fast enough (say w/in a month) but I changed my bedding and the latest cube has been moist for a while. Covered w/a snap-on lid, but it's been in there about 2.5-3 mo. now.


?NM? Zeus & Hera had 'em and they've been on aspen only in tubs...no need for the xtra humidity from the husk....... Hmmmmmmmmmmm