MITES!! Freaking out! What do I do??

[Mr. Misha]

So, that's it? I'm good for a month? What if I still have loads of mites when I check the papertowels?

Not quite. You're good for two weeks. In two weeks, repeat the fumigation of the enclosure with PAM and treat your BP with the Reptile Spray. Then in two weeks do it again. After that you should be ok but that's not a guarantee.

[bcr229]

Not quite. You're good for two weeks. In two weeks, repeat the fumigation of the enclosure with PAM and treat your BP with the Reptile Spray. Then in two weeks do it again. After that you should be ok but that's not a guarantee.

Exactly this. And pre-treat paper towels and allow them to dry so that you can replace soiled ones with treated ones when your snake makes a mess.

ETA: you can use the reptile spray every 3 days. I spray a white paper towel and wipe the snake, which gives me an idea of how quickly the infestation is being killed off since the mites show up on the paper towel. I also keep treating for 30 days after I found a mite, since eggs can lay dormant for that long.

[pbyeerts]

Maybe this thread should be a sticky? So many questions about mites.....


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[Lady mkrj58]

Congratulations on your battle with the mites, I had the same thing Happen to me it turned out to be expensive for all 7 snakes and a lot of extra work.


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