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 #2088513


TheRedTail
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 Snake mites

ahh damn..... first time i got snake mites. im going to get some spray stuff soon. lets hope it works
10/25/09  03:33pm

 #2088682


Fairy Frog Mother
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   Message To: TheRedTail   In reference to Message Id: 2088513


 Snake mites

If you’re thorough, and treat now and again in two weeks, you should be able to eradicate the mites.

Clean out the entire vivarium, spray it down according to the directions. Give your snake a good soak in the tub then put it in a pillowcase in a warm place to dry. Some sprays ( the kind you can treat the snake with) you can put a little spritz inside the pillowcase, then put the snake in it.

Bleach and rinse all hides etc. Any wood branches can be bleached, rinsed thoroughly then baked in a 300* oven for 20 minutes to kill any mites or larvae.



10/26/09  02:19am

 #2088738


TheRedTail
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   Message To: Fairy Frog Mother   In reference to Message Id: 2088682


 Snake mites

yea i did everything except baking the stuff.... yea i have changed his bedding to paper towels for now. in 2 weeks hes going back to his normal substrate i just wanna be able to spot any mites if there are still some.
10/26/09  09:56am

 #2088746


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 Snake mites

Do yourself a favor. Don’t put regular substrate down until you sure the mites are gone. Also, substrate can be the cause. I freeze any new bag of substrate for 24 hours to kill any mites. My son had a mite problem with his Ball pythons, and every time he thought he had them gone, he’d put new substrate back down and a week later, they’d be back again. There is a spray that many herpetoculturists recommend - provent-a-mite. We got rid of his by using a Betadine bath. Fill a tub with a lid with warm water and put in enough Betadine to make it look like medium tea. Leave them in there for 20 minutes. You drown the mites and the betadine cleans the mite bites that the snakes have. Make sure you use a bleach solution in the cage. SCRUB the corners out, the lid, everything. Vacuum the room and clean whatever the cage is sitting on (and any hard surfaces in the room) with windex. (The ammonia will kill any mites hanging out) You don’t need to bleach the stick. Just bake it at 250 degrees for 2-3 hours, keeping an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t catch fire. Keep your snakes on the paper towels until you sure they are gone. I would say at least two weeks, but better safe than sorry, so go with a month. Good luck.
10/26/09  11:12am

 #2088769


Fairy Frog Mother
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   Message To: ReptileJay   In reference to Message Id: 2088746


 Snake mites

If the Oven is truely at 250* no stick will catch fire. The temperature at which wood ignites id 451*. (Thank you Mr Bradbury for your book with that title so I always remember it!)

If you wash it first, the hot water gets down into the wood, and the steam from "cooking" it, will kill any bugs fast.

But your way works too!
And Ive heard of Prevent a mite! When my snake had mites 12 years ago (previous snake) they didnt have it at my local petstore. Ive heard it works great. And yeah, paper towels are the way to go cause you can see those tiny suckers move on it!



10/26/09  01:47pm

 #2088771


Fairy Frog Mother
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   Message To: Fairy Frog Mother   In reference to Message Id: 2088769


 Snake mites

OOh oh yeah! You can cut up a flea collar ( or a bit of one) and vacuume it up. It will kill the mites in the vaccume bag too then. (works for cat and dog fleas/Larvae/Pupae as well)




10/26/09  01:49pm

 #2089271


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   Message To: TheRedTail   In reference to Message Id: 2088513


 Snake mites

plz tell me how i get rid of the dead mites under his scales.. i hope they are dead O_o
10/28/09  06:34am

 #2089337


Fairy Frog Mother
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   Message To: TheRedTail   In reference to Message Id: 2089271


 Snake mites

soaking in a warm tub. I know to get lice off human hair, rubbing it down with olive oil then using a nit comb works. Olive oil wont hurt your snake, then you can give it a good soak in the tub after and gently rub it. How recently has your snake shed?



10/28/09  01:39pm

 #2089355


TheRedTail
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   Message To: Fairy Frog Mother   In reference to Message Id: 2089337


 Snake mites

not for i while! i got him in the beginning of october and he hasnt shed once with me.
10/28/09  02:21pm

 #2089665


Fairy Frog Mother
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   Message To: TheRedTail   In reference to Message Id: 2089355


 Snake mites

They only shed every month or two...so since its only been a few weeks...that at least is normal.

I would only put a cardboard box hide, his water and papertowel or newspapers down in his cage. You can even spray the paper towels or newspaper. Just keep the water dish out the first day, replace it the day after spraying the tank. A good soak in a tub will help get many of those mites off as they do a mass exodus to not drown ( This is why snakes with mites soak for prolonged periods, to get those suckers off, and soothe their skin)

Keep the temperatures and Humidity spot on for the snake.

Make sure all the hides etc are cleaned really well or soaked and rinsed in that bleach solution the other guy was talking about, and keep them out til your snake is mite free (Or you will be cleaning them over and over which is a real pain in the tukus!)

Good luck.

Luckily, they are easily enough killed if you’re on top of it, which it sounds like you are.



10/29/09  11:31am

 #2089748


TheRedTail
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   Message To: Fairy Frog Mother   In reference to Message Id: 2089665


 Snake mites

i havent seen any in a couple days... thats good
10/29/09  03:39pm

 #2089800


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   Message To: TheRedTail   In reference to Message Id: 2089748


 Snake mites

ok well i was just looking at him....IN THE FIRST 2 MINUTES I SAW 3 LITTLE ONES ON HIS HEAD.....omg i dont know what to do. i did everything i heard and .... wow
10/29/09  06:28pm

 #2089814


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   Message To: Fairy Frog Mother   In reference to Message Id: 2088769


 Snake mites

Quote:

If the Oven is truely at 250* no stick will catch fire. The temperature at which wood ignites id 451*.



I have a gas oven, so fire will catch it on fire no matter what the ambient temp of the oven is. So I have to make sure no pieces fall down into the flame and ignite. But yes, the stick can’t catch on fire normally, unless you have a gas oven. Point is, just bake your stick off.
10/29/09  07:08pm


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