Mites!?!?!?

[Snakeboy32]

My blood python has had mites since like monday... so i used prevent a mite on tuesday..... there asre a TON more and i dont know if i should use prevent a mite again..PLEASE RESPOND!!

[Snakeboy32]

And whats the best solution to soak him in?

[mykee]

Explain how you treated the mites.

[Snakeboy32]

I Took every thing out of his cage and soaked it in a big tub of steaming water with natural chemistry reptile spray mixed in... so it would be ok for his water tub...then i took all the cypress out and threw it in a dumpster...i washed his cag with hot water and then put his hidce only back in his cage... then sprayed his cage with Prevent A Mite.... Meanwhile he was sprayed with natural chemistry reptile spay and was left to dry... then i dump some warm water in there so it will wash the stuff of o him... then i took him out dumped all of the dirty mite water out of his soaking tub and replaced it with warm water so he can soak and mabye clean of more... after that was done it had been about 20 min of prefent a mite sitting in his cage. so i put paper towel in his cage for short tern but suince there are more mites it mite be his bedding for a while. thank and please reply:)

[Lankyrob]

I cant get to my can of provent a mitee at the moment to check but i believe you are meant to spray whatever substrate you are going to use for it to be effective. You sprayed the tanke and then covered it over with untreated paper towels so the mites can live on the towels without being affected.

[snake man12]

Give the blood another bath using a nix/water solution. I would maybe buy a temporary sterilite tub for him to stay in for the time being. Also you could soak all cage furnishings in a bleach/water solution. Good luck.

[Snakeboy32]

OMG thank u so much !!!!! so should i use it now and spray the towels?

[Lankyrob]

Give the blood another bath using a nix/water solution. I would maybe buy a temporary sterilite tub for him to stay in for the time being. Also you could soak all cage furnishings in a bleach/water solution. Good luck.

Just a thought, as the PAM stays active for a month should he be adding more chemicals to the mix at this point?:hmm::hmm:

[snake man12]

Just a thought, as the PAM stays active for a month should he be adding more chemicals to the mix at this point?:hmm::hmm:

As I stated he should probably move the snake to a tub for the time being. Sorry it was a little unclear.

[Lankyrob]

As I stated he should probably move the snake to a tub for the time being. Sorry it was a little unclear.

Nope, my fault, didnt pick up that part of your post, sorry :)

[Snakeboy32]

umm and whats NIX???

[snake man12]

Nix is a human treatment for hair lice. You can buy it at any pharmacies or drug store.

[Snakeboy32]

and should i use the PAM again today?

[Lankyrob]

Use one or the other but not both in my opinion, id you are gonna leave him in same tank then spray the towels with pam, if you are gonna use nix then he needs a differnt tank for a month imo :)

[Snakeboy32]

ill just use the PAM today:) thank u :)

[mykee]

Bleach will NOT kill mites or their eggs.
It is completely USELESS in this case and the post referencing it should be disregarded.
It is bad advice.
Stick with PAM.

[snake man12]

Bleach will NOT kill mites or their eggs.
It is completely USELESS in this case and the post referencing it should be disregarded.
It is bad advice.
Stick with PAM.

Please explain Super Genius.

[mykee]

Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear enough, I'll try to explain this so you understand better:
Bleach WILL NOT kill mites or their eggs.
Clear enough?

[snake man12]

Interesting because mites if not killed by the bleach would surely drown if submerged for any length of time.

[mykee]

Wrongo.
Got anything else?

[snake man12]

How can said mites live with no oxygen?

[mykee]

Zach, you are sadly misinformed. I'm not going to ask where you got this misinformation because quite frankly I don't care.
What I do care about is you passing on this misinformation to members on this forum. You are doing the members here a great disservice by doing so.
I'm not getting into a peeing match with you, nor will I explain this any further. Know that you are wrong.

[snake man12]

Why can't you explain it to me with your super genius intellect? How can an arachnid live with no oxygen? How can a poison like bleach not kill them?

[mykee]

Hey guys, I've had an epiphany!:
Instead of using Nix or PAM, lets just drown mites in apple juice, or motor oil, coconut milk, or....bleach.
...Sounds dumb when you read it Zach, non?

Zach, I can't be bothered. If you don't believe me, good luck with your "mite-erradicating bleach treatment"..
I've been debating topics on reptile forums with people like you for too long to continue doing it when I have right on my side.
Let us all know how it works out for you.

BTW, there's oxygen in water (it the "O" part in H2O). There goes my super genius intellect again...

[snake man12]

I would never put cage furnishings in motor oil or apple juice or coconut milk. My first snake had mites and do you know how I treated the cage furnishings? I put them in a bleach water solution that killed all the mites on them. After 2 years my snake is mite free and so are all the furnishings. Sounds dumb huh?

[mykee]

"Sounds dumb huh?"
......Yup.

[snake man12]

Hey guys, I've had an epiphany!:
Instead of using Nix or PAM, lets just drown mites in apple juice, or motor oil, coconut milk, or....bleach.
...Sounds dumb when you read it Zach, non?

Zach, I can't be bothered. If you don't believe me, good luck with your "mite-erradicating bleach treatment"..
I've been debating topics on reptile forums with people like you for too long to continue doing it when I have right on my side.
Let us all know how it works out for you.

BTW, there's oxygen in water (it the "O" part in H2O). There goes my super genius intellect again...
Mites breath through exoskeleton meaning they can't get oxygen from the water. Learn some manners.

[mykee]

I promise to be nicer if you promise to stop passing off bad info.

[iBaman]

don't come here asking for advice when you're just going to bash those that give it...just my 2 cents.

[mykee]

Snakeman is not the OP, just someone passing along junk info; probably something he read on Wikipedia...

[maximus30576]

Geez , here we go again ..

[mykee]

I will no longer start fights over personal matters.
Simple reason; none of you are worth the effort it requires of me.
I will however, stomp out misinformation being passed around. There are many newer members who will read it, not know any better and have no idea it's junk.
I'm not the villain, I'm a superhero!!!

[iBaman]

Snakeman is not the OP, just someone passing along junk info; probably something he read on Wikipedia...

ah, just caught that. my bad. Carry on, gentlemen ;]

[Snakeboy32]

Thanks guys i used The PAM and soaked him in the natural chemisty mite stuff.... U guys should see all of the dead mites at the bottom of his soak!! u guys just helped me solve my mite problems and i THANK YOU!!! any way is it safe for me to fog or mist his tub because he need high humidty so...idk what ill do lol so is it safe for me to mist.


On a different question would it be ok to tape up some of his air whole becasu he has some screen on top for a 40 watt crematc bulb so he can get better heat...but its letting WAY to much humidity out! if so what tape?

[shaunyboy]

My blood python has had mites since like monday... so i used prevent a mite on tuesday..... there asre a TON more and i dont know if i should use prevent a mite again..PLEASE RESPOND!!


DO NOT REPEAT THE TREATMNT

provent a mite remains ACTIVE for 30 days.....

which is longer than the life cycle of snake mites

provent a mite kills the mitess,but does not kill the eggs

the second the mite hatches,it dies instantly

GIVE THE TREATTMENT TIME TO WORK

imo they will ALL be dead and your problem solved,after the treatment is complete

provent a mite has,ALWAYS worked,FIRST time.EVERY rime for me and everyone else i know who used it

cheers shaun

[shaunyboy]

Please explain Super Genius.

its self explanatory.....

bleach simply will NOT do the job,it does NOT kill mites or their eggs

provent a mite will,kill mites,although it does not kill eggs,it does how ever,kill the mites the minute they hatch from said egg

cheers shaun :)

[snake man12]

Omg bleach is a very poisonous substance that will kill the mites.
I am not trying to advocate using bleach to get rid of snake mites but only to get rid of the mites on cage furnishings. Geez
And please don't get me started on how an invertebrate like a reptile mite could withstand being drowned in a bleach/water solution witch is toxic to the mites.

[mykee]

You're clearly outnumbered both in members and in logic.
Just let it go dude.
I have tried peeing on my mite infested snakes, it seems the uric acid in urine kills the mites on contact.
Run with that....

[Snakeboy32]

to late already did it! :shocked: Any way hes fine and last time i didnt do the treatment correctly and i think i might have done way to little.anyway i think hes fine.....

[Donnie]

to late already did it!

Please tell me you mean prevent a mite and not peeing on your snake :D

[Snakeboy32]

lol i meant PAM

[KORBIN5895]

Omg bleach is a very poisonous substance that will kill the mites.
I am not trying to advocate using bleach to get rid of snake mites but only to get rid of the mites on cage furnishings. Geez
And please don't get me started on how an invertebrate like a reptile mite could withstand being drowned in a bleach/water solution witch is toxic to the mites.

Fyi. Bleach will not kill maggots unless they drown in it. Regardless of what you drown something in it is the lack of oxygen that kills it and not necessarily the substance. So coconut milk will be just as effective as bleach.

[Snakeboy32]

Guys is it safe for me to fog or mist my blood python after i use the PAM??????? plz answer!

[Wildside]

I will no longer start fights over personal matters.
Simple reason; none of you are worth the effort it requires of me.
I will however, stomp out misinformation being passed around. There are many newer members who will read it, not know any better and have no idea it's junk.
I'm not the villain, I'm a superhero!!!


I beg to differ. Not on the fact that you're a superhero though :D

I'm just overly sure our fight would be worth your effort, simply because I'll make up for my shortcomings in reading comprehension with hilarious banana gifs

[Wildside]

Guys is it safe for me to fog or mist my blood python after i use the PAM??????? plz answer!

Misting and fogging require water don't they? Why wouldn't it be safe?

[iBaman]

I beg to differ. Not on the fact that you're a superhero though :D

I'm just overly sure our fight would be worth your effort, simply because I'll make up for my shortcomings in reading comprehension with hilarious banana gifs

Oh you did NOT just dis my retic! *snap snap snap head waggle*

[Wildside]

Oh you did NOT just dis my retic! *snap snap snap head waggle*

No Really, I didn't...


http://seemslegit.com/_images/1929a5ab9a6edd4e5269f228b425e449/56%20-%20bananas%20food%20nonsensical%20suddenly-bananas.jpg

[iBaman]

what is this...I don't even...

[KORBIN5895]

Misting and fogging require water don't they? Why wouldn't it be safe?

When Pam is used you have to remove the water for 24(?) Hours irc. So the problem I see with misting is if you spray too much and the water runs down the walls it has the potential for the Pam to be in the water.

[Snakeboy32]

Misting and fogging require water don't they? Why wouldn't it be safe?

i thought it might bring up some more of the PAM in the air. but ok