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Snakesunlimited1
at Sun Mar 13 14:47:09 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Snakesunlimited1 ]
Soak the snake in water and take everthing out of the cage. Toss out everthing you can spare and then go to Walmart and get some lice spray in the pharmacy section. I use Equate Bedding spray. It is in a white can with red and blue lettering on it. Spray this stuff in the cage before you put any bedding in. Use about a one second spray per ten gallons. Give it about five to ten minutes to dry and replace bedding furniture and last the snake and water bowl. You cannot get any in the water bowl. Use a 10% bleach soloution to clean the water bowl. Soaking the animals will kill most of the mites. After a day check around the eyes because any mites behind the eyes that are dead can cause a infection sometimes. The spray will kill mites for about a 1-3 month period depending on how it is used and the bedding you use. Remember that wet bedding will help mites breed so keeping it dry will help but don't sacrifice your humidity. Check al your animals. Treating your entire collection is a good idea.
Thansk Jason
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RE: MITES!!!!!!! - Snakesunlimited1, Sun Mar 13 14:47:09 2005