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Hi, there!

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can buy Black Knight? I've used my last can and need to purchase more, but am having a hard time finding anyone who sells it. Please let me know of any vendors. Thanks!

From what I've read on the various forums, BK is in the midst of a law suit with another anti-mite product and is not able to produce their product. You can try Provent-a-mite- though I prefer BK myself and am hanging on to my last can (hopefully I'll never need it again). There may be a few sellers out there that still have a supply, haven't seen any though.
Good luck!
Lora

Thanks for the information. I guess I should have been more frugal with the supply we had. We use it once a month around the reptile room as a preventative and for every single reptile that comes in. Plus, it works great for ants around the house, too!

I needed some a few months ago after caring for a friends snake who went out of town. He brought the thing over and after a couple days I saw it had mites. Went to the local store where I always got black knight, they said it was taken off the market. Called my vet he said reptile relief was what he was using. Picked up a bottle and it worked just fine. You can even spay it directly on the animal. Treated animal and cage both. I quess I was lucky the infected snake was downstairs and mine were upstairs, didn't see any on mine but gave them all a spray anyway.

............. a product called bedding spray? it's next to the bans aids.the active ingredient is permethrin,at a rate of 0.50%.this is exactly the same as a product that is advertised to provent a mite or mites.equate brand cost $3.94 for a 5oz. can. feel used???

This is like saying that laundry detergent and hand dishwashing liquid are the same because they are both "soap". Try to soak your snake in powdered laundry detergent and see what the "active & inert" igredients can cause. There are different isomers of permethrin which all have different toxictiy levels as well as the synergists, surfactants and other inerts, many which are toxic to reptiles that are used in these other products. None of this is or has to be disclosed on the label.

These products have never been clinically tested on reptiles and are not the same formula as Provent-a-mite. Also many of these products are designed to break down quickly, which will expose the mites and ticks to a sub-lethal dose, which can lead to(and has with other species of ectoparasites)creating a resistant strain of ectoparasites that would be difficult if not impossible to eradicate!
Call these companies and ask if their product is safe to use on reptiles, and to put it in writing and see what response you get. Many people have learned the hard way that these products are not the same formula as Provent-a-mite. Often, these products can cause chronic long term problems, so one never associates the demise of the animal with a mite treatment done previously.
Provent-a-mite is a patented product with a unique formula and it is the only product that has been extensively tested and approved by the EPA and the USDA for use with reptiles.
Unlike other products that stop working as soon as they dry, Provent-a-mite is the only product that will provide long term residual protection, killing any ectoparatites for a period of at least 30 days, eliminating an infestation usually with only 1 or 2 applications. Provent-a-mite is also the only product that can be used preventatively to kill potentially disease carrying mites and ticks before they can infect your collection.

Bob @ Pro Products
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LOL...I am laughing about the Black Knight being good to kill ants with.
This past week, I had pretty much given up trying to kill the small ants that had invaded my kitchen.
I decided to try one last thing... Black Knight..
Have'nt seen an ant since! This stuff is great stuff for around the house as well as herps. Immediate knockdown!
Hope it gets back on the market!