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Mite Treatment Products Sold Online???

mug Feb 18, 2004 12:30 PM

Does anyone know of an online store that sells mite treatment products? the stores in my area dont carry any. thanks.

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chrish Feb 18, 2004 01:24 PM

Get Provent-a-mite. It is the only mite treatment that is safe and totally effective (I have tried all the others over the years).

You can get it at places like ProExotics, the Bean Farm, possibly Herpsupplies.com, etc. Look at the list of suppliers on the KS.com main page.
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Chris Harrison

Tigergenesis Feb 18, 2004 01:29 PM

have you tried Reptile Relief? I'm looking for input on this product.

Thanks!
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Sonya Feb 18, 2004 01:40 PM

>>have you tried Reptile Relief? I'm looking for input on this product.

I tried this for a bit when I worked in a pet store and found it only slightly better than olive oil. Honestly I have heard others say they liked it. But it was not nearly as effective as Provent a Mite. Possibly safer, but I want to kill bugs NOW, not for a month.
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chrish Feb 19, 2004 12:09 PM

AFAIK, Reptile Relief has to be physically placed on the mites in order to kill the mites. This might work for getting the mites on the snakes, but it certainly wouldn't help in the cage. Even on their website, RR recommends using additional products to prevent the reinfection. Frankly, I don't see it doing much that a good cleaning with soap and water wouldn't do?

Provent-a-mite works the first time, every time. Because it is an aerosol, you can spray it around the cage and even the snake room (with some caution).
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Chris Harrison

Tigergenesis Feb 19, 2004 01:34 PM

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