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    Best way to treat mites in this situation

    I purchased Loki almost 3 weeks ago and I have noticed that he seems to have come with a very minor mite infection. So far I see one mite on him every other day or so, which I always remove and flush. Since he is my only snake, would it be best to simply bake the substrate and tank decorations and give him a bath (the mites are not up on his eyes or face for whatever reason the ones Loki has likes to stay on his sides) or should I go with a commercially available mite spray?

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    http://www.petco.com/product/109610/...FW0V7AodankASA

    This stuff is great and not harmful to your reptiles either.

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    Mite spray, always

    PAM is the only thing to use (Not the cooking spray): http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/...rovent-a-mite/

    Remove and throw away the substrate and replace it with paper towels until the mites are gone. A mite infestation big or small should be treated the same.
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    Re: Best way to treat mites in this situation

    Quote Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
    http://www.petco.com/product/109610/...FW0V7AodankASA

    This stuff is great and not harmful to your reptiles either.
    x2, cheaper here though...

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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