Just got over RI and now...

[dr del]

Hmmm,

Pardon me for being obtuse.

But if the experience of others is of no value to you how are you planning on getting a better knowledge of snakes? Via any medium that is the primary method of learning.

Serious question.

You are right that the fact someone has done something for twenty years doesn't mean he knows everything - but it absolutely means he knows more than someone who has been doing it for 6 months. I don't want to sound mean but that is simply the truth. Practical experience helps.

Here is some excellent information on the life of snake mites. If you read that you will see that only treating one enclosure/ animal in the manner you have so far will be ineffective. You will also see why it is possible for the snake to have mites or mite eggs under its scales and be extremely hard for someone to spot even if they are looking for them.

Your PAM should solve it as said if used on all your enclosures and repeated 20-30 days later but the NIX idea, while recommended by some, is a little more demanding to make sure you do not kill the snake as well as the mites.

It is, to be honest, an example of the kind of "old school" home treatments that you are seemingly accusing us of perpetuating by not knowing the latest information.

And, while information is indeed discovered every day, online forums are more likely to be up to date than most of the other sources you will find.

A less risky alternative to NIX for immediate relief might be to let the snake soak (always supervised though ) in 84f water with a spot of dish soap in it to break the surface tension.

There are many ways you could have caught the mites as I'm sure you know - including from the vets ironically. Anywhere with reptiles in attendance recently is a potential source. It's why people can take extaordinary precautions after going to a reptile show or even to see a friends collection.


dr del