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Keeping mites away
Since controlling mites seems to be a popular subject right now, can you all share your tips for maintenance control of mites and the frequency of that maintenance?
Once a month I spray some PAM on a cloth and wipe the top of each tub with that cloth after I clean.
What else should I be doing? Any other ideas?
Thanks
Alice
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Re: Keeping mites away
I'm confused... are mites really that prevalent? I've been fortunate to never have had mites, but if I did I would think that once I treated for them they would be gone for good after their life cycle is over. I'm not sure why someone would need to do preventative treatments unless they are exposed to many new snakes such as a pet store. 
-Lawrence
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Re: Keeping mites away
Your exactly right Lawrence, mites don't just pop up in a clean collection. Either you have them or you don't, so if you don't have them there is no need to treat profilactically for them. With proper quarantine measures in place, there is no worry about having them in a large collection, which can be quite the chore getting rid of them. Hopefully you will never have to treat your animals for mites Alice.
-Evan
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If you don't have mites in your current collection, you shouldn't get them unless you don't quarantine any additional animals. I've made it a habit to treat whatever quarantine cage I have for mites when I get a new animal in, whether I know it has mites or not. That's worked for me.
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I can attest to quarantining saving mites spreading to a collection - our boa turned out to have mites, but was safely quarantined away. One full application of Provent-a-mite as described on the can and they were dead as doornails and have not returned. =)
0.1 ball python (Cleo), 0.1 surinam bcc (Carmen)
1.0 sunglow motley corn (Jenson), 1.0 albino burmese (Lourdes)
1.0 cat (Nicky), some mooses and ratters, 1.0 hubby (Rick)
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Re: Keeping mites away
Garlic and crosses work for me...
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Re: Keeping mites away
 Originally Posted by jglass38
Garlic and crosses work for me...
To keep you away? Now who would want to do that? 
Christie 
Reptile Geek
Cause when push comes to shove you taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand
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Re: Keeping mites away
Originally Posted by tigerlily
To keep you away? Now who would want to do that?
You don't want to keep me away....Its ok to admit your feelings... 
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Re: Keeping mites away
Feelings? Hey, who told!?! 
Christie
Reptile Geek
Cause when push comes to shove you taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand
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Re: Keeping mites away
Originally Posted by tigerlily
Feelings? Hey, who told!?!
Your head says no but your typing says yes... 
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