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My rodents have mites and I have been using seven dust. If I don't get them all will freezing kill the mites. Thanks

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ear mites?
bedding mites?
they aren't reptile mites........

what mites do you have on the rodents?

freezing will probably kill any mites.....
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>>My rodents have mites and I have been using seven dust. If I don't get them all will freezing kill the mites. Thanks

Depends ont he species of Acarina the mites belong too.

But washing in water over 130°F or Freezing for 24hrs is sufficiant to kill many species of mite.

Most of the life cycle of mites can stopped at temps above 105°F and below 35°F.

Anyuthing sub-zero should be sufficiant...
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile

1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic

1.1 Morelia Clastolepis

Thanks. These mites are small, black and round. I see them on my snakes after I feed them.

>>Thanks. These mites are small, black and round. I see them on my snakes after I feed them.

Sounds like your snakes have mites, rodent mites aren't found on snakes...
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile

1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic

1.1 Morelia Clastolepis

I have been using proventimite for the past 90 days and the mites continue to reappear. I assumed they were coming from the rodents.

>>I have been using proventimite for the past 90 days and the mites continue to reappear. I assumed they were coming from the rodents.

As I no longer use Provent a mite, I can't comment on the product.

However its important not only to treat the animal, contents, and enclosure but also the facility to include containers shelves and other potential harbors.

Change substrates use F/T feeders and remove other potental contaminated areas.

Always remember to Assume is to make an A$$ out of U and ME.

Cheers
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile

1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic

1.1 Morelia Clastolepis

>>Thanks. These mites are small, black and round. I see them on my snakes after I feed them.

I agree, sounds like snake mites. do they look something like....

If so you need to strip everything down, everything out except newspaper, water bowl maybe a plastic hide and animal. Treat enclosure with Provent-a-mite (animal and water bowl out), allow to dry fully before putting water and snake back in. also treat surrounding area. you can "draw" dead lines to prevent them from crossing. aka, they cross, they touch the residue, they die.

Also another product I have used is reptile relief. Can be sprayed directly on snake and will kill on contact. But leaves no preventative barrier so is only effective in killing mites actually on snake.

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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats