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    Time to battle some mites!

    So I brought home my second BP from the Reptile Super Show this past Saturday ... but as of Tuesday, I've discovered that he also brought home some mites. Argh! There was definitely some initial panic, but I got down to business as fast as possible, so my main goal for posting now is to check in with you guys to see if I've overlooked anything. Here's what I've done so far:

    - Quarantined BP #2 far away - i.e., at a completely different house from my current apartment. Since there were some interim stays before BP #2 came to my apartment, BP #1 and BP #2 were in close proximity to each other (meaning, close enough to count as being in the same room) for less than 24 hours total. I did try to keep their enclosures spaced apart even at the start, but the reality is my single apartment is just too small, with too much of an open layout, to create any kind of truly effective quarantined space. From now, I am willing and able to commute weekly between the two residences for as long as necessary to care for both snakes before they can safely be brought together again, and have wonderful family members at the other home who are able to help with small maintenance tasks when I'm not there.

    For BP #2 (the new one who had visible mites on him) -
    - Treated his tub and all its contents (excluding water dish) with Provent-A-Mite on 1/8/19; full PAM treatments to continue every 2 weeks until 30 days from last time mites were seen
    - Stored away all superfluous decorations, leaving only his two hides plus water dish; will return decorations after PAM treatment period is over
    - Water dish was cleaned with hot water and dish soap, and put back in the day AFTER everything else was PAM-treated
    - Substrate is white PAM-treated paper towels
    - Gave the snake himself a wipe-down with Natural Chemistry Reptile Spray on 1/9/19 (was able to remove 2 mites, but could still see 2 wedged too far beneath his scales to dislodge); may try repeating these wipe-downs once a week until I can't find any mites on him anymore

    For BP #1 (preventive care, still hanging out in my apartment with me) -
    - Same full PAM treatment for tub and contents, removed nonessential decorations, etc. - done 1/9/19
    - Substrate is also PAM-treated paper towels, and will probably stay with this until 30 days out. IF any mites are spotted, will advance to comprehensive treatment just like BP #2.
    - Took out and PAM-sprayed the small table that BP #2's tub had been sitting on; sprayed some PAM on a paper towel and also wiped down any possibly contaminated nearby items such as weighing scale, temp gun, etc.
    - No Reptile Spray wipe-down for this snake, for now - did not see any obvious mites on him or in his tub on visual inspection, plus he only just finished shedding like ... yesterday, so his new skin might be too sensitive for it regardless
    - Cleaned the countertop that BP #1's tub sits on - unfortunately too little ventilation in that area for me to feel safe spraying on more PAM, so I used my usual diluted chlorhexidine cleaning solution instead
    - Vacuumed the carpet around the two key areas - where BP #2's table was, and where BP #1's countertop currently is

    Of note, in both cases, I allowed everything that was PAM-sprayed to dry and ventilate for at least 1 hour or more before putting the snakes back, to hopefully minimize any issues with residual fumes.

    I am also carefully recording their feeding dates so that I can schedule feed days around the disruption of upcoming treatments as much as I can.

    Did I miss anything? Any suggested changes or additional recommendations? All advice is much appreciated!
    Last edited by RedRabbit; 01-10-2019 at 07:16 AM.

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