i just got my can of provent a mite. and i read the directins breifly and i sprayed a tiny bit in my kings snakes cage and at that second i saw that the snake cant be in the cage so i quikly moved it to a differnt cage but i have many other snake cages arond it because its a reptile room will the fumes hurt them . i opened the window to let the fumes out buy i only sparyed a little bit should i be worried?
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prevent a mite help !!!!!!!!!!
tortman99
Aug 21, 2007 10:02 PM
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rainbowsrus
Aug 22, 2007 11:48 AM
You should be OK, but learn from the experience....READ the directions thouroughly FIRST!! 
I keep a seperate quarantine room for new acquisitions. Typically smaller ones but sometimes larger subadults. All the smaller ones go into a sweater box size tub rack.
I use white paper towels and after lining the tub, I go into the hall to spray the provent-a-mite. I keep extra tubs already lined and sprayed to changout when soiled. That way the Provent-a-mite is for certain dry.
I've found the provent-a-mite to be very effective. In my latest several acquisitions, one must have come in with mite(s) didn't see them so was probably only a few and maybe not even feeding on blood yet. When I noticed the first one, they had spread to three adjacent tubs. Took a week or so before I was not finding any dead ones and only after I sprayed the affected snakes with reptile relief in addition to the provent-a-mite on the tubs. I think there were mites living on the snakes and only crawling off to go lay eggs. Duh, were not making it accross the treated areas but was still finding blood fed mites dead or dying on the floor. I could tell they were fresh since they popped juicy. UGH Once I treated the snakes with the reptile relief in addition to the provent-a-mite, it was almost immediately not finding any more mites.
Still in lockdown mode even though have not seen a single mite in over a week. In a few more weeks I can lift the lockdown and get the new babies into the main room.
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
