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First Go round with Mites
Well, it's official. Manda Bell has mites. Whether she had them when I picked her up and I didn't know, or she got them when I took her to the reptile store (please don't jump on me, I was taking her to get sexed, wanted to double check it was a female) I don't know. Either way, she's got mites. I noticed them Wednesday night but there was nothing I could do until yesterday. So, I purchased some Natural Chemistry Reptile Spray, misted her yesterday, let sit for 30m then added water for another 20, finally moved her to a bathtub of fresh non-treated water. While she was getting cared for, I was treating her cage. I took it outside, trashed all bedding, filled it with water and a little bleach. Just like when I had fish, you can use bleach but you have to wash it out COMPLETELY afterwards with fish and it will kill parasites so I figured that was a go. Let that sit for 30m, rinsed it out, sprayed it with some of the spray, sprayed the lid, let dry, then washed again, rinsing out completely many times until I was confident all traces of chemicals were gone. I've switched her to her second favorite hide - one of those plastic hides for mice/hamsters and I've put her wooden hide in the oven at 225 for 3 hours. I also did the same for both my corns - they're in a neighboring room and I figured I should be safe rather than sorry. I plan on doing this weekly for the next 3-4 weeks so I can be sure they're gone. Is this right or? This is my first go round with mites. I'll let her have her wooden hide back once I'm done treating them in 3-4 weeks, for now it's being placed in a container on the other side of the house and they're all being switched to paper towels for now as well so I can see if any pop up. Is there anything I should be doing that I'm not? Thanks!
0.1.0 Normal Ball Python - Manda Belle (Acquired July 14, 2013)
 Originally Posted by reixox
BPs are like pokemon. you tell yourself you're not going to get sucked in. but some how you just gotta catch'em all.
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