Never again, should anybody use chemicals to erradicate mites again! I posted a couple of weeks ago, concerning my investigations on using predator mites to kill reptile mites and most of what I found was the use of them overseas. Someone I know " whose name I cannot mention, " had bought a few Boas and put them in quarantine and they were infested with mites. He called me and asked for some advice and told him; " I have not had mites in years, but I heard that Hypoaspis Predator Mites could be the Holy Grail of erradicating reptile mites? " He ordered some from biconet and he said, that he could not believe the results! They have to be put on a bedding other than newspaper in order to work, but within 24 hours they had killed all the living mites and then hunted down the eggs! He said, he paid about 54 dollars shipped for them and the results were UNDENIABLE. After what I have read and now seeing this work for someone that I know, that is proof enough for me. One more way, to keep Boas from having to deal with any type of chemical and that is always a good thing.......Johnson Herp

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• The use of chemicals for mites is over!! - madisonrecords, Wed Mar 22 10:07:51 2006
• How do they affect - giantkeeper, Wed Mar 22 10:35:24 2006
• To answer both questions.......... - madisonrecords, Wed Mar 22 15:19:12 2006
• That is extremely interesting, thanks - giantkeeper, Wed Mar 22 15:35:39 2006
• RE: The use of chemicals for mites is over!! - EricIvins, Wed Mar 22 13:06:13 2006
• RE: The use of chemicals for mites is over!! - rainbowsrus, Wed Mar 22 15:23:50 2006
• Sure wish they were more affordable - LauraV, Wed Mar 22 16:00:28 2006
• RE: The use of chemicals for mites is over!! - Randall_Turner, Wed Mar 22 18:09:52 2006
• From what I was told......... - madisonrecords, Wed Mar 22 20:46:27 2006
• Thanks for the response. np - Randall_Turner, Wed Mar 22 22:46:06 2006
• RE: Thanks for the response. np - joeysgreen, Thu Mar 23 05:21:50 2006