Mites

[Boanerges]

What are your opinions on reptile relief?:o

It is good at killing the mites on the snake BUT not good to keep them from coming back.

[xxxLIGERxxx]

any possible way you could check if your snake has mites or they just fall off when the snakes shed and thats when you know they have them?

i saw in the internet that a betadine (povidone iodine) bath helps kill mites any of you done this method?

[alohareptiles]

With mites, you don't want to cost cut...P.A.M is the best and only way to go IMHO...Too much to risk with the snakes to try possible-cures or homeopathic ideas, rather than the guaranteed cures that Pounds and the P.A.M. crew have figured out...

[aalomon]

any possible way you could check if your snake has mites or they just fall off when the snakes shed and thats when you know they have them?

i saw in the internet that a betadine (povidone iodine) bath helps kill mites any of you done this method?

People normally notice mites when they are handing their snake, or they see dead ones in the water bowl.

Betadine will kill some of the mites on your snake, but again, it does nothing for the mites in and around the cage or mite eggs. PAM seems to be the only thing effective in killing mites and their eggs. Everything else, you get another infestation as soon as the eggs hatch.

[ice#1]

i use mite-off clean cage spray it and spray everything as you put it back in (including the snake ) after 2 or 3 days clean everything again (snake included but do snake in bath tub) the second cleaning gets all the dead mites off the snake and out of everything else.


i see more mites on my mice then i see on my snakes and think thats how our snakes gets the mites to begin with. don't get me wrong my mice aint loaded with mites but i hardly if ever see mites on my snakes. also anybody know of a mite spray or something that will work with mice

[snakesRkewl]

Rodent mites are different than snake mites and require about the same method to get rid of, except you also need to treat the rodents.

Mite-off is a waste of $$ IMO as is reptile relief.

PAM and a good ole water bowl for the snake to soak in should it like to

[xxxLIGERxxx]

People normally notice mites when they are handing their snake, or they see dead ones in the water bowl.

Betadine will kill some of the mites on your snake, but again, it does nothing for the mites in and around the cage or mite eggs. PAM seems to be the only thing effective in killing mites and their eggs. Everything else, you get another infestation as soon as the eggs hatch.

i see, cause the last time my BP shed i saw some mites in her soaking pan and didnt get worried since they were colored black and thinking that it was just wood shaving mites. and everytime i handle my snake i see no signs of mites and i do check her from head to toe.

after she shed i will do the betadine bath then of course, PAM.

thanks to you all!

[mozbink]

Depending where they are in the life cycle, they can be red.
Yes, most of the mites are removed when a snake sheds; but there are also mites in the substrate, decorations and immediate area around the cage so shedding does not get rid of them completely.

Also I had found out that the mite eggs can even be in the snakes eye socket.

[akaangela]

How many cages can one can cover? I am going get a can and wondered if I should get 1 or 2 cans. Is the bioshield a good thing to use?