All great advice. I like Tim's protocol for soaking the snake in a weakened solution of Nolvasan while treating the cage with Provent A Mite. We do the same and the nolvasan will kill bacteria caused by the wounds of small parasites. Prevention is always the key and one way to prevent a mite outbreak is to also do periodic treatments with Provent A Mite just to prevent a flare up (or bringing in a specimen that may have appeared to be clean but actually had mites). Twice a year we do preventative treatments of all animals and their exhibits. Additionally, any new animal goes into a separate quarantine room and is automatically treated.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL


>>I agree with Tim. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of treatment. Isolation and initial treatment of all new animals is a MUST. If mites are found, Provent-A-Mite is worth the cost. This stuff works like magic and continues working long after application. It can be ordered at www.pro-products.com.
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

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• Mite treatment when it comes to Hots - happysurgeman, Fri Jun 30 03:03:13 2006
• RE: Mite treatment when it comes to Hots - TimCole, Fri Jun 30 10:06:36 2006
• RE: Mite treatment when it comes to Hots - TexasTreeViper, Fri Jun 30 20:16:05 2006
• RE: Mite treatment when it comes to Hots - Carmichael, Sat Jul 1 12:22:44 2006
• RE: Mite treatment when it comes to Hots - texasreptiles, Sat Jul 1 21:10:58 2006
• Whatever works! - TimCole, Sun Jul 2 09:42:38 2006
• I find that hard to believe - Carmichael, Sun Jul 2 10:09:13 2006
• RE: I find that hard to believe - texasreptiles, Sun Jul 2 16:19:54 2006
• RE: I find that hard to believe - Carmichael, Mon Jul 3 12:24:20 2006
• In Randal's case... - TimCole, Mon Jul 3 16:10:26 2006
• RE: Mite treatment when it comes to Hots - MaxPeterson, Mon Jul 3 10:22:37 2006
• As does NIX....about $8 for a 2oz bottle - Matt Harris, Mon Jul 3 14:53:51 2006