Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 779

0 members and 779 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,905
Threads: 249,107
Posts: 2,572,120
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, Pattyhud
Results 1 to 7 of 7
  1. #1
    BPnet Veteran Rusky's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-17-2011
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    241
    Thanks
    63
    Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts

    Found a bunch of mites in the water bowl

    I have a bottle of reptile spray, what is the standard procedure to get rid of them?

    Other than using the spray on her, I assume I should throw out all of the substrate and wipe down the tank. Any other recommendations?
    Last edited by Rusky; 09-17-2011 at 01:09 AM.

  2. #2
    BPnet Veteran llovelace's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-10-2008
    Location
    South Florida
    Posts
    7,835
    Thanks
    420
    Thanked 1,864 Times in 1,703 Posts
    Images: 4
    First soak the snake in a container of warm water, with a couple three drops of dish detergent for 30-45 minutes.

    Clean out the entire tank and spray it down with a good mite killer.

    Replace snake, repeat again in 2 weeks.
    Check out what's available at


    "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Gandhi

  3. #3
    BPnet Senior Member MidSouthMorphs's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-21-2011
    Location
    Marion, AR
    Posts
    1,975
    Thanks
    817
    Thanked 1,267 Times in 833 Posts
    Images: 5

    Re: Found a bunch of mites in the water bowl

    Treat the bedding with mite killer also. I know a lot of big breeders do this.

  4. #4
    BPnet Veteran Rusky's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-17-2011
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    241
    Thanks
    63
    Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts

    Re: Found a bunch of mites in the water bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by MidSouthMorphs View Post
    Treat the bedding with mite killer also. I know a lot of big breeders do this.
    Treat the current bedding or new bedding?

  5. #5
    Registered User wytchling's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-23-2011
    Location
    Georgia
    Posts
    70
    Thanks
    41
    Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts
    Images: 6
    New bedding.

    Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk
    ~ Rene'

    ~ Facebook ~ Google+ ~ iHerp

    1.1 Kids
    1.0 Husband (or should that be 2.1 Kids? )
    0.1 Normal Ball Python (Nuwa)
    3.1 Dogs (Ginger, Boogie, Dozer & Jax)

  6. #6
    BPnet Veteran
    Join Date
    01-30-2009
    Posts
    6,112
    Thanks
    1,163
    Thanked 1,689 Times in 1,200 Posts
    Images: 4
    Sprays that are like Reptile Relief dont work well.

    Order Provent a Mite and problem solved

  7. #7
    BPnet Senior Member kitedemon's Avatar
    Join Date
    01-01-2010
    Location
    NS Canada
    Posts
    6,062
    Thanks
    657
    Thanked 1,795 Times in 1,391 Posts
    Images: 11
    make sure the old bedding completely removed don't just toss in in a open bag near the snake mites will crawl out and end up some where else. I'd toss a moth ball in the garbage with the old bedding (not new bedding the stuff you are throwing away) tie it up and remove it from your place.

    With any insecticide follow the instructions very very carefully. Never forget it is designed to kill things.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1