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HELLLP!!!!! My DI's have MITES!!!! WHAT IS THE SAFEST TREATMENT TO GET RID OF THEM?????
Hayblinkin
Jun 01, 2004 01:48 PM
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johne
Jun 02, 2004 07:55 AM
This may help...this is what I have done for the tiny red mites. Remove all th sand from your tank, and thoroughly clean/replace it. Basically start over.
I use olive oil, and swab it over the entire lizard...avoiding the eyes of course. If the mites are in the armpits, and other small folds of skin, just saturate the area with oil. It will clog the breathing prores of the mites, and suffocate them.
Best of luck,
John Eddington
PHEve
Jun 02, 2004 09:55 AM
Also you can try Retile Relief, I use it and it is safe on the lizards, does not harm them , and is not TOXIC like some .
It is even being considered for human head lice! I now keep it in my lizard care arsenal.
The oil works also! Good luck let us know how ya make out!
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