Q: What is the best alternative of PAM? PAM not available here in the Philippines..:(

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I don't know what is available in the P.I. You can look for products at your local pharmacy that are used for treating lice. Two brands that I know of are Rid and Nix. They are available as sprays and are Permethrin based. You would use a lice spray the same as you would Provent-A-Mite.

1) Remove the snake and water bowl from the enclosure.
2) Lightly spray everything in the enclosure.
3) Let it dry until there are no fumes to smell.
4) Replace snake and water bowl.
5) Repeat every 2 weeks, or each time you change substrate, until mites are gone.

Good Luck...

This is correct but be sure to let the enclosure and bedding or paper completely air dry for awhile. A half hour to be safe. I also wouldn't treat every 2 weeks. There was a study done on household lice sprays and they retain their residual effect just as long if not longer than P.A.M. so I'd wait 3-4 weeks before a second treatment.

Keep in mind that permethrin is a dangerous chemical. Whether its in the P.A.M. on in lice spray, it needs to be used carefully and only as much as needed. A little goes a long way. Never put it directly on the snake.