Quote Originally Posted by Holly_Berry View Post
I had a question about the reptile spray, somewhat specifically for you since I saw that you use it. I only have one snake, and I don't plan on getting anymore anytime soon. But as a precaution would using the reptile spray on cypress substrate (letting it dry out before putting it into the enclosure) as often as once a month be okay? I wouldn't use it on the snake itself until I see mites on it of course as you said its salt based and would dry the snake out. But it seems that treating the bedding before adding it into the enclosure would seem like a safe bet to prevent mites in the future.
That would be a waste of the product as it's only effective when wet and it doesn't kill mite eggs. A far more economical and effective treatment if you are worried about substrate being contaminated with mites and/or eggs is to spread some in a baking pan and put it into the oven at 150*F for an hour.