PAM ripped me off?

[muddoc]

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..

I will make an attempt at a critique, as I haven't seen it done to this point. While I haven't used Jerrasimite, and never heard of it until this post, I have used Reptile Relief. I am making an assumption here, so someone correct me if I am wrong. I assume that Jerrasimite is similar to Reprtile Relief. If so, the one major difference I see in your application method, is that I spray a liberal amount of RR on my hands and work them together until a lather is formed. I then work the RR onto the snake, relatively harshly, so as to get it under as many scales as possible. I even rub the head, around the eyes and ynder the chin, as that is where mites like to hide. I have never had an issue with the RR getting in the mouth, and remember the label stating that it was safe to do.

All of the rest of your steps sound pretty good. In theory, if you clean out the tank thouroughly (i.e. remove all mites and eggs), and treat with RR or Jerrasimite, and can kill all of the mites on the snake, then your mite problem would be gone. Essentially, what I am saying is be very diligent while cleaning the tank, and spend a fair amount of time (5-10 minutes) lathering the snake, and I think you will have the best chance at eeradicating the pests. I would repeat this process every 2 days for at least 10, in an attempt to insure they are gone, since no other product has proven effective at long term erradication other than PAM (which you can't get).

I hope that helps,