PAM ripped me off?

[JeffJ]

Excellent point on the dogfood. I prefer a framing hammer for that kind of work. I like the nice straight claws, so heavy and shiny and oh my, I'll be right back....

ok ok we are getting a lil too lusty over hammers here. your getting me all bothered. now i miss my 12lb sledge hammer.... maybe i should go see how she is at lunch.... lol

wilomn, i always enjoy your posts. they are to the point, insightful, no BS and some times even funneh

[Faber]

I was directed to a local nursery that uses and sells hypoaspis mites.

I was skeptical but they gave me free container to use and I'll be dad-gummed if it didn't work. After reading up on the web I was surprised to find out that they are frequently employed to eliminate snake mites.

I know you can get them on-line and some nurseries where I live carry them.....I have no idea if they are available in your area.

ok i do have google but i'd prefer if you explained to me what it is and does haha. and for the soap bath, can i just use the jerrasimite instead? cause in my case i think it kills the live ones off of him, but then when i return him to his normal enclosure more have already been "made". also i would like some critique on my method with jerrasimite...so here it is

1.i spray jerrasimite on toilet paper so he can rub it on his belly himself, and usually a few mites come off immediatly, then i pray some on my hands so i can get his back, lightly so he's not soaked, just moistened.

2. i put him in his captive tub, which is about the size of what alot of people have for normal enclosures...50 qt. lots of drilled holes on top..with a computer paper bedding because im outta paper towels, i put in his bowl, but this time im putting his bowl in the freezer so im putting in a tupperware temp.

3. i let him spend a few hours in there while i spray his normal enclosure, they i replace him.

this time i've taken some precautions and i have everything from his tank in my deep freezer right now short of the water bowl which im gonna put in in a little while. i even have his bag of aspen and his bag of moss in there. i put it all in wal*mart bags and put in one spray of jerrasimite and then put it in the freezer.

All critics feast..

[Quickone4u]

ok i do have google but i'd prefer if you explained to me what it is and does haha. and for the soap bath, can i just use the jerrasimite instead? cause in my case i think it kills the live ones off of him, but then when i return him to his normal enclosure more have already been "made". also i would like some critique on my method with jerrasimite...so here it is

1.i spray jerrasimite on toilet paper so he can rub it on his belly himself, and usually a few mites come off immediatly, then i pray some on my hands so i can get his back, lightly so he's not soaked, just moistened.

2. i put him in his captive tub, which is about the size of what alot of people have for normal enclosures...50 qt. lots of drilled holes on top..with a computer paper bedding because im outta paper towels, i put in his bowl, but this time im putting his bowl in the freezer so im putting in a tupperware temp.

3. i let him spend a few hours in there while i spray his normal enclosure, they i replace him.

this time i've taken some precautions and i have everything from his tank in my deep freezer right now short of the water bowl which im gonna put in in a little while. i even have his bag of aspen and his bag of moss in there. i put it all in wal*mart bags and put in one spray of jerrasimite and then put it in the freezer.

All critics feast..

Interesting. I'd also like to hear what others have to say about this.

[XGetSome]

You clearly have learned nothing from the multiple threads about this topic. Equate is not and never will be the same as PAM. It's irresponsible to keep insisting that it is.

You clearly can't read

[Faber]

haha geez guys pam doesn't equal equate, and equate doesn't equal pam, but they both equal mite killers and on both sides we have die-hard fans...this isn't the civil war, but i could use some guidance on what im already doing.

[Spaniard]

haha geez guys pam doesn't equal equate, and equate doesn't equal pam, but they both equal mite killers and on both sides we have die-hard fans...this isn't the civil war, but i could use some guidance on what im already doing.

If I were you I would do this...

PAM is always my first recommendation. However, if you can't get it, then Equate would be my second choice, based on what I've read from numerous people that I trust. I'd shoot a PM to muddoc or wilomn (just two who have posted here most recently about using Equate...not singling them out above anyone else) and ask them precisely which product to buy and how they use it.

In the meantime...to help ease your snake's discomfort immediately...make a bath for your snake (with tepid water that feels neither warm nor cold to your touch)...put in one or two drops of dish detergent...and let the animal soak in that for a little while. The soap keeps airbubbles from forming around the mites and they'll drown much faster. This won't prevent their return, but it will kill off the live ones that are bugging the snake right now.

[Faber]

i've been talking to wilomn right now, and is the soap bath better than my jerrasimite technique?

[Spaniard]

i've been talking to wilomn right now, and is the soap bath better than my jerrasimite technique?

I've no experience with either, 4 years keeping snakes but never any mite issues.

[JeffJ]

i got mites once... from the neighbor kids. there snake was being eaten alive apparently. so i told them what to do and let there father barrow my pam. i hope its doing much better. he returned the pam so im assuming.

a bath with some tepid water with some dish soap is a must. its extremely reliving to the snakes. even if your snake hates water it will love this bath if it has mites i guarantee it. my BP hates water. absolutely wants nothing to do with being in it. unless he has mites then he cant be happier to sit in a tub and soak.

[Faber]

i got mites once... from the neighbor kids. there snake was being eaten alive apparently. so i told them what to do and let there father barrow my pam. i hope its doing much better. he returned the pam so im assuming.

a bath with some tepid water with some dish soap is a must. its extremely reliving to the snakes. even if your snake hates water it will love this bath if it has mites i guarantee it. my BP hates water. absolutely wants nothing to do with being in it. unless he has mites then he cant be happier to sit in a tub and soak.

Tepid is just the temperature right? and yea i've dealt with snakes for about 8 years and i've never had mites until i decided to go to petco for a snake..