Read this on mites (all three parts): ?http://www.vpi.com/9VPITipsAndTechs/thewaragainstsnakemites/Mites-KnowTheEnemy.htm ??...and this: ?http://www.anapsid.org/mites.html ???There a few ways to go once you have them. It's already too late to quarrantine the new animal or for you to avoid having to do this on all the cages.??1. Provent-a-mite and it's the least hassle because it continues killing mites in the cage but you can't use it on the snake. Read about it here: ?http://www.pro-products.com/miteandtemp.html ??2. Reptile relief which you have to use every three days on them, the cages, etc. but you CAN spray it directly on the snake (follow directions) because it's non-toxic when used as directed. Don't spray it directly on the face, put it on a Q-tip. If you do the soak in soapy water first you won't need to do that part.
Read about it here: ?http://www.naturalchemistry.com/Pet/StorePlus/Store/viewConsumerItems.asp?idProduct=65 ??You can get both products on eBay too, sometimes cheaper, and also at most large corporate pet stores, or smaller pet stores that sell reptiles, and of course online, just google it. ??I have used the soapy water method (Ivory Liquid for dishes, and not much, see the VPI sheet). This works pretty great for getting them out of the crevices of the snake like the folds on the chin, by decreasing the surface tension of the water it breaks the bond between the snake folds and the mites. Mites can't swim either so when they come out of the folds they drown.

Don't use no-pest strips, Ivermectin (Heartguard) or any other methods. These are the current herper methods, now tried and true. They work, and they don't hurt your snakes.

I suggest you do the soapy soak first, then use reptile relief on the snakes and let it sit wet on the snakes for 20 minutes, then soak them again in clean water, while you spray provent-a-mite on the cages.

Caden?

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