It's time for mites

Sylphie · 02-16-16, 06:00 AM

Well, after two years of having snakes it's the first time we're having a problem with mites. There were single incidents with them before, but all it taked was some globol plates (it's an anti roaches and other bugs thing, I'm not sure of it's equivalent in US). This time though it's not working, and all of our snakes are having the little monsters on them.

Can you recommend anything different than PAM and predatory mites, as they're unavailable in my country? I was thinking about Mite-Off by Zoomed, but it has some very different opinions. There is also ivermectin but I would prefer to not do any serious antibiotics unless necessary.

chairman · 02-16-16, 05:07 PM

There might be other threads on it, but look at the Nix portion of this one:

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/gener...ake-mites.html

**Minkness** · 02-16-16, 05:51 PM

I use seven dust and swear by it.

chairman · 02-16-16, 06:39 PM

Since Sylphie is not in the US, it is Sevin Dust. That's the brand name of a food-safe insecticide typically used in vegetable or berry gardens.

**Minkness** · 02-16-16, 06:45 PM

Yeah...that stuff lol

**Andy_G** · 02-16-16, 06:47 PM

Nix works really well and when used properly is very safe and effective. I have heard great things about sevindust as well but I haven't ever had to use it. I wouldn't touch mite-off personally due to my lack of faith in it...just a funny gut feeling that it may be useless... :/

Albert Clark · 02-16-16, 06:48 PM

Sorry to hear this Sylph. Make sure you retreat after the initial treatment to kill off the hatching mite eggs. That will be crucial in controlling the infestation. It is controllable but you have to be vigilant. Can you get the " natural chemistry" reptile spray in your country?

**Andy_G** · 02-16-16, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

Sorry to hear this Sylph. Make sure you retreat after the initial treatment to kill off the hatching mite eggs. That will be crucial in controlling the infestation. It is controllable but you have to be vigilant. Can you get the " natural chemistry" reptile spray in your country?

Is that, by chance, reptile relief? I remember using it once way back in the early 2000's and the stuff smelled AWFUL but it did the job. The smell and the crazy price put me off, though. Maybe they've changed their formula since then? Definitely another option for you, Sylphie.

jpsteele80 · 02-16-16, 06:57 PM

I feel your pain, i had a problem with them months ago, haven't seen any in a long time and all the sudden they have reared there ugly heads again, i just ordered 2 cans of pam, gunna rid these sob's once and for all.

Albert Clark · 02-16-16, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy_G

Is that, by chance, reptile relief? I remember using it once way back in the early 2000's and the stuff smelled AWFUL but it did the job. The smell and the crazy price put me off, though. Maybe they've changed their formula since then? Definitely another option for you, Sylphie.

Yes! It is. I don't recall it having a smell though. It's mainly to be applied directly onto the reptile with a clean cloth as you avoid the eyes and mucus membranes. It can be applied to the enclosure as well as all hard surfaces in and around the enclosure. Best to double bag all the enclosure hardware after spraying it. The reptiles should go into different enclosures overnight with paper towels as the substrate. Reptile relief should be used in conjunction with another mite killing preparation. Usually it's PAM but of course Sylphie will have to use the seven dust .

Sylphie · 02-17-16, 03:15 AM

Thank you all for responses! I checked what I can find, and unfortunately the only avaiable thing that some of you mentioned is Nix...
It's such a pain that in some countries there are a lot of products that works on mites, while in mine there is practically nothing

Albert Clark · 02-17-16, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylphie

Thank you all for responses! I checked what I can find, and unfortunately the only avaiable thing that some of you mentioned is Nix...
It's such a pain that in some countries there are a lot of products that works on mites, while in mine there is practically nothing

Well, the success rate with Nix is supposed to be very good. The key will be your treatment of everything in the immediate area of your enclosures and some! Also key will be your retreatment of everything in two to three weeks and then maintenance treatments. We can do this Sylph! We have to.

Nightflight99 · 02-17-16, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylphie

Thank you all for responses! I checked what I can find, and unfortunately the only avaiable thing that some of you mentioned is Nix...

Nix is excellent when used correctly. Just make sure that you reapply it after about ten days or so.