As some of you know, our week long resident with us came home from Repticon with mites. He’s just a little fellow, and so now we embark on that journey. Thank you to those who posted threads already for treatment options. We are going to begin his little bathhouse tomorrow.
In looking at some of the available treatment options and products you can buy, one thing I did not see mentioned was the use of rubbing alcohol as a method of cleaning the tank. One thing that I had seen suggested that rubbing alcohol will dry out eggs from mites as well.
My question to you is this: I’m trying to figure out how to go about getting the most bang for my buck in terms of removing both live mites and eggs from both the snake and the enclosure. What do people think about the idea of removing substrate to a bag, and shop vac’ing Remaining substrate out of the tank and using small attachments to get up under the rims of the glass aquarium. (I would remove the internal filter to keep from harboring eggs) The idea would be to remove as much of the eggs and mites with suction as possible. Disinfect the shop vac at another location.
Afterwards, while I wait for treatment to arrive (reptile spray, I think I have decided), disinfect the glass with rubbing alcohol. It doesn’t leave behind harmful fumes, it dries fast, and seemingly it dehydrates mite eggs.
Noodles is a baby so I want to steer clear of harsher chemicals, if possible. Anyone want to speak to my odds of success here using this method?
Thoughts? Comments? Snide remarks? 😂
Kat
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