need alot of help

[rabernet]

Great advice above - but will caution against using any product not specifically designed and tested as safe for reptiles. Other products contain the same ingredients as Provent-A-Mite, but not the same concentrations, and BP.net's official stance is that we do not recommend or endorse using any product not specifically tested as safe for reptiles.

Provent-A-Mite is an awesome product, you can order it directly from http://www.pro-products.com and when it arrives treat the enclosure (not the snake).

The reason you are still fighting mites, is that you have killed the mites, but not the eggs and once the eggs hatch, you are dealing with them again. Provent-A-Mite kills both mites and their eggs.

I keep a can of it as part of my husbandry supplies, and always pre-treat enclosures of any new additions to my collection as a preventative measure.

Here's why BP.net recommends Provent-A-Mite and not substitutes.

[vangarret2000]

How long does it take mites to die if they have no host to feed off of?

[cinderbird]

How long does it take mites to die if they have no host to feed off of?

i've seen mites start to die off when treated with Prevent-A-Mite within minutes. I had a snake that came to me with a SEVERE mite infestation, treated her once with PAM and no mites since.

As far as PAM goes, read the directions on the can, follow exactly and mites gone.

[rabernet]

How long does it take mites to die if they have no host to feed off of?

No clue - I imagine they are much like fleas - go into "suspended animation" until a host comes along.

[vangarret2000]

i've seen mites start to die off when treated with Prevent-A-Mite within minutes. I had a snake that came to me with a SEVERE mite infestation, treated her once with PAM and no mites since.

As far as PAM goes, read the directions on the can, follow exactly and mites gone.

I don't mean when treated/sprayed. Once you've sprayed everything I mean how long would it take ones to die that might not be in the sprayed area.

[cinderbird]

I don't mean when treated/sprayed. Once you've sprayed everything I mean how long would it take ones to die that might not be in the sprayed area.

reading comprehension fail on my part, my bad.

On the actual question, i have no idea. Most parasites can survive for a while without a host from what i understand. Although "a while" is a subjective term.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I'm not sure if this is true, but I've heard that mites cannot go longer than a month without feeding off a host.

[mechnut450]

i used reptile reielf on snakeswith no ill effects, it don't kill eggs but it does the live and that what on the snake. I used a bleach mixure on the (tubs/tanks) that had mites in he pass. and that worked well but large wooden boxes are a bit harder to wash lol..

The most recent rescue camewith mites, and a bottle of reptile relief and i jsut sprayed the snake and place it into a new tub ( I didn't like the 10 gall tank) and so far it been clean since then. I have the tank outside and it filled with water ( rain water) and will get dummped out this weekend and either trashed or bleached and stored for a while .