return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
International Reptile Conservation Foundation  
Click to visit PACNWRS
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Trap Talk interview with Jon Poff . . . . . . . . . .  New study shows how snakes learn . . . . . . . . . .  New study shows how snakes learn . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Nov 15, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Nov 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Nov 18, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Nov 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Nov 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - Nov 24, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Nov 28, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Dec 03, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Dec 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Kentucky Reptile Expo - Dec. 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 

RE: Mites on my boa---Use Repel Permanone

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Boa Forum ]

Posted by: bsaffron at Tue Jan 31 02:21:54 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bsaffron ]  
   

Yes it sounds like you are doing a good job. I know what its like to have an unexpected infestation. If you have more than one snake in the same rack or room then expect the others to have little devils incubating in the shadows. Treat every cage. Definately make sure to remove the animal before spraying the PreventOmite. I have had decent success with it.

A suggestion to save you money since PreventOmite is so expensive ($20 a can right?) Go to walmart or some store that carries camping supplies and buy a can of Misquito repellent by the brand REPEL. Not just any can. It must be the kind with PERMETHRIN as its active ingredient. The can will say PERMANONE in big letters on the front. This is the insect repellent used on your cloths and not your skin. PERMETHRIN is the same active ingredient as in PreventOmite. If money doesnt grow from your backyard tree either then $20 worth of Permanone will go a whole lot further for you because its the same stuff.

I cant take credit for this find but I see no reason to not pass it on. Good luck.


   

[ Show Entire Thread ]


<< Previous Message:  Mites on my boa - Jamaal, Mon Jan 30 23:11:12 2006