http://lllreptile.com/info/library/care-and-husbandry-articles/-/dealing-with-snake-mites/

I followed the methods outlined in this caresheet and had great success, killed and got rid of all the mites and did not kill any of my snakes, which is wonderful thing!!

Let me just say that Reptile Relief is fantastic. It kills mites on contact! I tested it out on some mites on white paper towel and they were toast upon contact. I used it on baby boas only a few months old and they were perfectly fine after the treatment. But you will need different products to treat the enclosures.

A word of caution on Provent a Mite and other permetherin based sprays. Use very sparingly. I over did it with Provent a Mite the first time I tried using it on my own and I actually killed 3 baby brazilian rainbows, my holdbacks no less. The second time, I found and followed the above referenced care sheet and had no problems at all. Very important to use the peretherin vary sparingly and let the enclosures totally air out, I would suggest 48 hours if possible. And remove all water bowls before spraying. Pemetherin leaves a residual coating and you do not want it getting reactivated by the water and your snake drinking it.

I accidentally killed the 3 baby brb's by spraying so much Provent a Mite in thier shoe boxes that after it dried and aired out and I put moist paper towel in as a substrate and the water reactivated the fumes. When I checked on them the next morning they were doing back flips in there enclosures and twitching uncontrollably, seemed like neurological damage to me. It was very sad, but it did teach me how not to use permetherin.

Hope my experience helps you and other here..

Alex

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