can be used...on snakes with very good results, altough I must ephasize it was not designed specifically for reptiles. Anyway, I have been using for several years /as many other boa keepers do/ as a routine on my freshly arrived boas and I have always been able to stop mite infection in a maximum of 10 days. That means I had to use Frontline two times, because it is effective for about 5 days. Otherwise you should use it as long as you see living mites. It is very effective IMO and I suggest to use it!

There are few things that you have to heed when using Frontline.

1. Area of mouth, eyes, nostrils must not contact Frontline! Simply leave those areas free. Otherwise, you should anoint the entire body.
2. Fipronil is dissolved in alcohol, so when you have dispersed Frontline on the snake's body, you have to wait a few mins until you put it back into the enclosure. Otherwise, vaporising alcohol could cause taxic symptoms.
3. I suggest you to use a plastic glove, because Frontline can cause "salivation" on humans.
4. When using Frontline, you have to prevent snakes from soaking, to inhibit washing it off.

I haven't used it on gravid females, but if I had one, I wouldn't hesitate. Frontline has a big advantage: it remains on the surface of the body, not enter into the tissues, blood, etc. Mites will be killed as they changing areas for blood sucking. When the mite finds a new area to eat, it will be contact fipronil that kills it. So to me, it seems much more safe than using for example Ivermectin on a gravid female.

Hope this helps!

Adam

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