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Another 1st for me in keeping snakes...
I was curious as to why one of my new breeding size females had tipped over the water bowl in her tub today, so I checked on her. There she was, curled up in the bowl. There they were, crawling around her tub.... mites.
I've made a quick trip to Wally World for distilled water, NIX, and a spray bottle - those little buggers won't know what hit them.
I had her in QT with two others, so I'm glad for that. But as I live in a place the size of a 15 qt. tub, all of my friends will soon be treated.
Oh, and a big thanks to everyone on this forum who has posted on how to get rid of them!
Last edited by swansonbb; 11-28-2012 at 08:39 PM.
BPs...
2.3 Normals, 1.1 Pastels, 0.1 Spider, 1.1 100% het albinos, 1.1 albinos, 1.0 Mojave, 1.1 het pieds, 1.0 lesser, 0.1 pinstripe, 0.1 YB
Other reptilian goodness...
0.1 black motley corn, 0.1 western hognose
Wait, you have how many snakes???
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Get some PAM. Mites are the worst, PAM has been the only thing that has completely knocked them out for me.
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Re: Another 1st for me in keeping snakes...
My understanding is that it's the same active ingredient - permethrin.
BPs...
2.3 Normals, 1.1 Pastels, 0.1 Spider, 1.1 100% het albinos, 1.1 albinos, 1.0 Mojave, 1.1 het pieds, 1.0 lesser, 0.1 pinstripe, 0.1 YB
Other reptilian goodness...
0.1 black motley corn, 0.1 western hognose
Wait, you have how many snakes???
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Re: Another 1st for me in keeping snakes...
If there are any more living mites, I assure you, they aren't happy.
BPs...
2.3 Normals, 1.1 Pastels, 0.1 Spider, 1.1 100% het albinos, 1.1 albinos, 1.0 Mojave, 1.1 het pieds, 1.0 lesser, 0.1 pinstripe, 0.1 YB
Other reptilian goodness...
0.1 black motley corn, 0.1 western hognose
Wait, you have how many snakes???
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Re: Another 1st for me in keeping snakes...
spraying a snake down with pam cannot be good for it.... but then again im a noob. It just sounds terrible to me.
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 Originally Posted by royal constrictor
spraying a snake down with pam cannot be good for it.... but then again im a noob. It just sounds terrible to me.
You dont spray the snake, you treat the enclosure.
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Registered User
Re: Another 1st for me in keeping snakes...
hahaha ok that sounds alot better... and whats the reason behind that is it just because its alot cheaper than the products in the store?
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Re: Another 1st for me in keeping snakes...
Originally Posted by royal constrictor
hahaha ok that sounds alot better... and whats the reason behind that is it just because its alot cheaper than the products in the store?
PAM= Prevent-a-Mite. it's a spray for mites. not the cooking spray like i think you may have been thinking. lol don't go spray your snakes tub with cooking spray. 
Last edited by TheSnakeGeek; 11-29-2012 at 03:24 AM.
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Originally Posted by royal constrictor
spraying a snake down with pam cannot be good for it.... but then again im a noob. It just sounds terrible to me.
Lol as said above provent a mite, not cooking spray. But neither should ever be sprayed directly on the animal.
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NIX works awesome. It's cheaper and safer for the snake. Go with it. I did and mites we gone after the first treatment.
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