new member needing some advice

[rebel_logan_24]

im logan and i recently bought a beautiful irian jaya x jaguar carpet she is im guessing about a month or two old she is about 24" long. i bought her and a week later i am hooked i love her and wouldnt trade her for the world. my problem is i noticed last night that she has mites. i know a lot about them and how fast they can spread. i bought some mite off and used it on her and her viv. it says to spary all over her and the tank and repeat if necessary in three days. any other sugestions on how to rid her of them?

i only have one other reptile (bearded dragon) and he is in a totally seperate room.

i will be posting pics of her in a new intro thread tommorow.
thanks logan

[BarelyBreathing]

First off, remove any substrate and replace with paper towels. It's actually best if you remove the snake from her enclosure and put her into a temporaty container.

Spray the enclosure with Prevent-A-Mite, like you already did, and if you're putting her in a temporary enclosure, spray the bottom of that, too. Let both air out. Don't use this on your snake.

Spray the snake directly with Mite Off. Place her in the aired out container over night (make sure it's secure). Spray her off again twenty four hours later and put her back into her original enclosure without substrate.

Every time you do a full enclosure cleaning, spray it with Prevent-A-Mite.

Example of what I use for my snakes:
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0031-1.jpg

Prevent-A-Mite and Mite Off:
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0034-4.jpg

Oh, and welcome to the site, Logan!

[Swany]

Hi and welcome to the madhouse. Don't have any advice as such other than to say you've come to the right place. The members are friendly and helpful (and mostly mad) ;-)

[SnakeyJay]

Welcome... I'm no help with mites (as I haven't had any yet luckily) but when it's sorted we'd all love to see pics of the little guy :D

[CK SandBoas]

Howdy! Welcome to the forums!! :D

[pythons9991]

i have used nix on all my snakes with great success , mite off NOT so much.

[KORBIN5895]

I just got rid of mites last week with nix. I want provent a mite though. Welcome aboard!

[BarelyBreathing]

i have used nix on all my snakes with great success , mite off NOT so much.


Mite Off doesn't kill the mites, it deters them from coming into contact with whatever it's sprayed on (in this case, the snake). The problem with Mite Off is that it wears off easily, so it has to be reapplied. That's why I recommend using Mite Off for immediate reliefe for the animal, and Prevent-A-Mite to kill the mites in the enclosure.

[Terranaut]

I just got rid of mites last week with nix. I want provent a mite though. Welcome aboard!

Treat again in another week or they will come back :(

[Kayla90]

Welcome to the forum :D

Good luck with getting rid of the mites.. Hope all goes well

[Jay]

I personally prefer the nix solution.

[shaunyboy]

PROVENT A MITE
HOW TO USE IT SAFELY

1.put snake in a seperate room from where the tank will be sprayed

2.wash water bowl in hot soapy water and place in seperate room from the tank

3.take out all the tank furniture,branches,fake plants,etc

4.OPEN room windows where the tank is being sprayed

5.spray as directed all over the inside of the tank

6.spray new substrate once in the tank

7.spray tank furniture,branches,fake plants,etc

8.LEAVE the tank and everything else you sprayed for 2 HOURS,to allow the fumes to dissapate

9.the snake should NEVER be in the same room,that provent a mite has been sprayed in until at least 2 hours has passed,since the spraying finished

10.put the snake and water bowl back in,but ONLY AFTER leaving the tank,room,etc to have 2 HOURS with windows OPEN to evapaporate excess fumes

DO NOT SPRAY THE SNAKE.....!!!

fumes can be harmfull to you and your snake,hence the open windows and allowing 2 hours for the fumes to dissapate...!!

provent a mite remains active for 30 days,which is longer than the life cycle of mites

it does NOT kill the eggs,but kills the mite the INSTANT it hatches

provent a mite has always worked first time every time for me

cheers shaun

[rebel_logan_24]

thanks for all the help and input i will get some prevent a mite tommorow and get started asap! i will be posting pics today in an introduction thread in the morelia spilota disscusion. and thanks for all the welcomes. i have seen the most beautiful snakes on this site!
Logan

[KORBIN5895]

Treat again in another week or they will come back :(

I treat every other day with nix. For eight days.

[rebel_logan_24]

thanks for everything im going to get rid of the mites asap! i made a new thread in the intoduction part of the forum with info and pics of diamond!