Let's talk about using NIX for mites.

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I use Reptile Relief as a preventative in my snake room because it is safe to use on and around the snakes. PAM is not safe to use on snakes and it scares the heck out of me. However, I do keep a couple of cans around just in case. I've read a lot about the NIX treatment, but have not used it. I'm not sure why there is such a strong following for PAM as I've read of problems from people using it. It may be great at killing mites, but it can also kill your snakes if you are not very careful. Reptile Relief seems like a much safer product to me. Heck, even the NIX treatment sounds like a safer product to me.

I think in the end, you have to do what you feel is best for your collection. For some people, that is PAM for others it is a different treatment.

Don, I think it's cute that people think PAM is "safe" or specially formulated for safe use around reptiles, but that other permethrin products are not.

I read Jamie's piece advocating the use of of PAM and it's explanation of why PAM is somehow so special that other permethrin products of the same concentration cannot be used in the same fashion. I gave a printout of that post to my friend Vic's wife who is a chemist for the Ortho Division of Chevron.

I won't go into her explanation of how there is essentially little to no difference (depending on the brand) between treatments and how legally Pro-Products by virtue of their instructions and the semantics involved in the EPA and USDA approval processes can make the claims no one else can.

The semantics of that approval, however, are paper thin reasoning for me to pay the premium for PAM. When dealing with prophylactically treating new arrivals, I opt to use a more attainable (both in terms of purchasing and price) product and have had zero issues with it.

This argument has been covered on this forum and elsewhere. Anyone who wishes to investigate for themselves should find more than enough information to make a true informed choice.