Nix mite treatment question

[ChristinaM]

I'm following the instructions seen here: http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43050&highlight=mites

my question is: other than snakes, do I treat anything ( animal) in the room???

My "snakeroom" has 4 snakes, 1 iguana, 5 leopard geckos, 3 rats ( I just found the mites today, and just got the 3rd rat yesterday, think its possible they came on the rat? the rats are breeders ), colonies of mealworms, superworms, crickets, and 4 betta's.

how should I go about treating everything?

also, does it have to be IVORY dishsoap? I have sunlight.

[BoidKeeper]

They came with your newst snake no doubt. If you haven't already removed the snake and the cage from the room the other snakes are is you should because they will spread. This is why quarantine of new snakes is so important. Had it been in quarantine there would be little to know risk of the rest of them having them. Now however, they might all have it.
Here's what I would do,
Take the snake and cage out.
Treat the snake and then the snakes cage. Place the snake in the cage that has been treated with nix and leave it without water for 24 hours.
I would then take all the water out all the other cages and spray all of them down too. Spray every thing and every where to be safe.
Snake mites are specific to snakes so I would worry about the lizards.
In two weeks do it all over again.
Good luck,
Trevor
PS
Let the person who sold you your last snake know about the mites.

[Big_V]

Id stay with Ivory cuz its so natural. Id watch the other animals but its always a good idea to treat the reptilian ones just as a precaution. The trick is to catch it early and stop the spread. The mealworms, crickets etc shouldnt have mites on them but you may wanna replace them just to be careful. The betta is fine.

[HeatherK]

You'd have to treat all of the snakes, showing signs of mites or not. Aggressive treatment is called for here. When one lowly female mite is left lurking, you can have the problem all over again.

Snake mites are host specific, I'm not sure about other reptile mites out there however. Rats can carry snake mites from one place to another, but the mites cannot live off of them. I would definately inform the breeder of the snake you suspect brought these into your collection, not a nice thing to give to your customers..

[MouseKilla]

I used Palmolive dish soap to treat the snakes and the enclosures. I had no problems, the bastards died and haven't been seen since.

[Linds]

The term lizard mite and snake mite can be deceiving. Snakes mites CAN infest lizards and amphibians as well. However, lizards are much more sensitive to the treatments so it can be a bit tougher to rid them of the problem. Nix is not at all safe to use on lizards, as well as BK. I don't know much about the safety of the other treatments on lizards, but I wouldn't trust them.

I think your safest bets are to treat your snakes, but just be fanatical about cleaning your lizard enclosures for the next month. If you find any on your lizards you can give them a soak.

[V.hb]

Nyx is fine to use as a "bath" for lizards. Just make sure it isnt ingested.

Another great remedy for mites on lizards is Ivory soap. Lather it, rinse and repeat. The iguana is the only lizard you'll find mites on, the geckos dont often get mites.