Mites

[Zincubus]

Wow ... the lengths you guys have to go to !!

Callingtons is safe to spray onto the snakes themselves so you spray the snake and the enclosure all at the same time and that's it apart from removing the water for 1 hour and repeating the procedure 7 days later . The downside is it costs £20 but then again it lasts for ages ...


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[Finnsmom]

Just thought I'd update- so I've taken his tank outside- I decided to go by the can of PAM which said you can just spray the substrate. So I did. Along with his 2 wood hides. I let it sit outside for about 15ish min. (It's really windy today) so I figured that would help air it out. I just brought it back inside and it's sitting under a fan right now. I just want to make sure it's completely dry everywhere.
I also attempted to feed him- he wasn't interested at all so I'll try again in a couple days.
I also did not spray him with the natures chemistry reptile spray- since also on the bottle of PAM it said you wouldn't need to do anything else but spray the enclosure.
So I'm hoping this works and gets rid of his mites.



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[Finnsmom]

And I meant to also ask- can the tank be misted? Or do I need to wait a few days? He's in the shedding process I believe- so he needs the humidity up....


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[FlynnTheBP]

And I meant to also ask- can the tank be misted? Or do I need to wait a few days? He's in the shedding process I believe- so he needs the humidity up....


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You can continue misting, as far as I know. When I use ivermectin spray, I usually let it sit for thirty minutes or so then wash everything off with warm water.

[Slither Seeker]

I think you are on the right track. I ran my approach by a woman yesterday who works in a zoo and is very knowledgable, at least she came across as very competent. She confirmed that PAM is the best treatment, her favorite for mites. she helped quell my concerns about it. She said you shouldn't have issues if you use it as directed. She also said soaking a BP in water is fine, but PAM makes it unnecessary. So if I continue having mites, I'm resolved on the issue, PAM it is!

Just thought I'd update- so I've taken his tank outside- I decided to go by the can of PAM which said you can just spray the substrate. So I did. Along with his 2 wood hides. I let it sit outside for about 15ish min. (It's really windy today) so I figured that would help air it out. I just brought it back inside and it's sitting under a fan right now. I just want to make sure it's completely dry everywhere.
I also attempted to feed him- he wasn't interested at all so I'll try again in a couple days.
I also did not spray him with the natures chemistry reptile spray- since also on the bottle of PAM it said you wouldn't need to do anything else but spray the enclosure.
So I'm hoping this works and gets rid of his mites.



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[Finnsmom]

Just thought I'd update in case anyone wanted to know.
He's been in the shedding process the last 10 days. So I haven't bothered him much.
Today I decided to look inside his hide since I haven't seen him at all and was beginning to wonder if he was ok. Well there he was laying on top of his shed!! So I was happy and relieved that he shed okay.
He still hasn't pooped since I've had him...? Is this normal?
I did see one mite on his log when I took him out today. So I cleaned his enclosure and sprayed with PAM again. I did feed him today also. He was really excited and immediately took the rat! He must have been a hungry boy



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[Slither Seeker]

looks much happier, nice work!