I know a few people still advocate the use of Sevin dust to treat snake mites, but with effective and safer methods available now, I'd like to see this one consigned to the dustbin of history. Maybe someone can set me straight, but I don’t even remember seeing its use advocated 20 years ago in vet textbooks or in symposia proceedings. About the best thing you can say about it is that it is inexpensive.



Spidercrew, your instructions to soak the snake in a solution of Sevin and water for a few hours risks having the snake drink the stuff. I’ve seen a recommendation to keep the snake coated with the powder for at least a week. Forcing the snake to breathe this dust 24/7 is not a good idea. This insecticide was not intended to be used in this fashion.



Again, I’m not doubting that this stuff can kill mites. I’m not doubting that plenty of folks used it in years past (I used to use No Pest Strips – no more!). I’m just advocating using something safer, now that we have other products available. My recommendation would be Provent-a-mite.



-Joan

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• Help mites - kyburm, Sat Dec 13 23:34:18 2003
• RE: Help mites - lolaophidia, Sun Dec 14 07:44:06 2003
• There's a much better product - Carmichael, Sun Dec 14 09:52:18 2003
• Check out Reptile Relief - dannygood1, Tue Dec 16 19:28:42 2003
• RE: Help mites - SPIDERCREW, Thu Dec 18 09:26:25 2003
• Not a fan of Sevin dust - jfmoore, Fri Dec 19 07:52:44 2003