ive heard various rumours about this stuff!does it actually help in the prevention of mites?is it a good substrate and not harmful to reptiles?if not why does reptile relief have eucalyptus in its ingriediants? very confused!i have a mite infestation due to a recently recieved animal!i will not use provent amite for it killed alot of my collection in the past...and yes i followed the directions!any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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eucalyptus mulch
allthatslithers
May 09, 2004 02:18 AM
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prevetherper
Nov 13, 2004 01:35 AM
well I'm not sure about eucalyptus mulch but from my own work experience I will say that companys put out a lot of products that shouldnt be used! Like pine reptile bedding for example! Very bad to use! Not all, but many corporate companys are more interested in money than animal health! IF you dont want to use provent a mite then I would use an extremely mild dosage of Ivermectin (.2 mg per kg of body weight once a week) or iodine baths. Ultamatly I feel provent-a-mite is the safest, but thats your call. Iodine is an astryngant and it will dehydrate the animal, but if you mix the water/iodine solution to the consistancy of a dark tea, and soak the animal bi-daily for 5 weeks, that should do the trick! I dont reccomend these methodes over provent-a-mite, but they do work! Good luck!
