In terms of porous items like drift wood etc., I bake it in the oven at 250 for 20 to 30 minutes. This pretty much cooks anything that might be hiding out (I've heard of some rocks exploding when cooked, so be careful). It doesn't get re-introduced into the cage until I'm satisfied that the mite infestation has been licked.

I haven't had to deal with mites on chucks, but have with alligator lizards. I set up a quarentine cage with a paper towel substrate and the top ringed with vasaline to prevent escapes. Paper towls are removed daily and disposed of outside. The cage and all furnishings (1 water bowl) are cleaned with bleach daily. I never had to resort to provent-a-mite.

With new wild caught aquisitions such as Sceloporus sp., Elgaria sp., or snakes I just assume they're infested and oil them and set them up in the above quarentine cage until I'm satisfied they're clean.

-Alice

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