My BP has mites :CC help please?

[OrientalSpade]

Mix the two ounce (59 ml) bottle of the cream rinse with one gallon of water.

Spray the enclosure, paper substrate, and hides with the solution. DO NOT SPRAY THE WATER BOWL. Allow everything to dry completely before returning your snake to its home. Also keep a supply of treated and dried newspaper or paper towels and treated hides available so that when a snake makes a mess, you replace the soiled paper and hides with treated ones. Treat the enclosure every two to three weeks.

Do not use aspen, cypress, or other natural substrates when treating for mites, they can hide from the permethrin and keep breeding and feeding. Use treated paper towels or newspaper as substrate.

I currently do not have any extra hides on hand that i can treat while the current ones are in the tank, is there some kind of alternative for that? such as submerging the hides in water whilst the solution dries inside the tank? And how would i avoid eggs and such from colecting on the water bowl if im not supposed to treat it with the solution? Could i submerge that in water as well?

[bcr229]

I currently do not have any extra hides on hand that i can treat while the current ones are in the tank, is there some kind of alternative for that? such as submerging the hides in water whilst the solution dries inside the tank? And how would i avoid eggs and such from colecting on the water bowl if im not supposed to treat it with the solution? Could i submerge that in water as well?

Water bowls are run through the dishwasher, but then, I have stacks of spares because several of my snakes like to use them as toilets.

Plastic hides also do ok in the dishwasher. If you're using wood hides you'll have to toss them, they're almost impossible to treat and disinfect. You don't have to get pricey pet store ones either, I've converted a lot of the plastic restaurant or frozen food containers into serviceable hides.

[OrientalSpade]

Water bowls are run through the dishwasher, but then, I have stacks of spares because several of my snakes like to use them as toilets.

Plastic hides also do ok in the dishwasher. If you're using wood hides you'll have to toss them, they're almost impossible to treat and disinfect. You don't have to get pricey pet store ones either, I've converted a lot of the plastic restaurant or frozen food containers into serviceable hides.

And what if you dont have a dishwasher? ^ ^' Could i just submerge everything in the bathtub with a little soap for an hour or so? ANd i've heard that freezing things generally kills mites, if i put her wooden hide in a freezer for a day or so, do you think that might kill them off?

[O'Mathghamhna]

And what if you dont have a dishwasher? ^ ^' Could i just submerge everything in the bathtub with a little soap for an hour or so? ANd i've heard that freezing things generally kills mites, if i put her wooden hide in a freezer for a day or so, do you think that might kill them off?

Offering a few different opinions here:

I have read many things saying mites and their eggs can't necessarily be killed with dishwashers, as it depends on how hot your hot water setting is. I've also heard freezing doesn't always work. If you're going to soak them in anything, I would use a diluted bleach mixture for at least a day [EDIT: And be sure to completely rinse when done soaking]. Hides aren't terribly expensive and you want to effectively treat your snake so you may want to invest in just a few more that aren't super porous and can be easily cleaned. This can be something as simple as a glazed flowerpot.

PAM and Reptile Spray worked like a charm on my yearling that had a bad infestation. Just have to use as directed and as often as directed.

And be SURE you keep the mite-infested snake in quarantine while being treated, in a separate room from other snakes if you have any.

I would treat thoroughly and correctly right away, rather than try to "wing it" with what's cheap and easy but not necessarily effective, as in the long run you will be spending more trying to fix the problem if it continues or gets out of hand.

Good luck.

[bcr229]

And what if you dont have a dishwasher?

Pot + water + stove, take it up to 150*F (not even a boil) for a minute.

[OrientalSpade]

Pot + water + stove, take it up to 150*F (not even a boil) for a minute.

wouldnt that melt the plastic?

[bcr229]

wouldnt that melt the plastic?

Nope. Tubs start to get soft about 180*F - I found out when using the heat gun to kill the mite eggs. The plastic for hides is much more durable.

For wood hides, I guess you could bake them in the oven.

[OrientalSpade]

Nope. Tubs start to get soft about 180*F - I found out when using the heat gun to kill the mite eggs. The plastic for hides is much more durable.

For wood hides, I guess you could bake them in the oven.

huh. alrighty