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Hey everyone,
First of all, I just wanted to thank you for your responses. My Hogg Island has got mites - not a lot, just a few, but what a pain in the @$$! I was wondering if I could use a mite-killer dust called Seven Dust. Has anyone used this safely to get rid of mites?
I prefer to use something over the counter that I don't have to order on the Internet and wait for. She is uncomfortable and rubbing herself on the vents so I want to take care of this problem ASAP! The only other reptiles in the room are leopard geckos and I don't think those lil' charmers can get mites, can they?
Thanks!
SF

enough to cover her body but not to the point where she has to swim the entire time. while she is soaking , burn all the wood products you may have in the cage, any wood even wood chip beddings have been known to harbor mites, when you sterylize the entire cage, even scrubing it with dish soap and brush is a must. They have micro scopic eggs that they glue in tiny little corners that can hatch weeks later.

Even the area you keep the cage can be contaminated, so clean every little groove crevise or corner.

I have used seven dust in the pst and it has been effective, just powder it lightly on the bottom of the cage and place newspaper on top, it is somewhat safe to have contact on the sanke but the least the better, I wouldn't keep a water bowl in there while you have the dust just in case the snake rubs all in it and then goes for a bath and desides to have a drink, I don't think it would kill the snake but better to not take the chance.

If you can get to a local petstore most of them have products for that such as Mite off, that you actually spray on the snake.

Hope that helps,
Nick

about the sevin dust. Get the 5% or the 7%. The 10% is too strong. That mite off crap in my experiance at the petstore don't work worth a flip. Good luck.
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So I went out and bought a new cage (she was in a semi-cheap plastic one anyways), new water dish, etc. and threw out the old stuff completely. Currently she is soaking in some water and afterwards she is going to get sprayed with some mite-stuff. And before I stick her back in my room with the other reps, I am fumigating my room for three hours with a Raid Fog Bomb. I am hoping and praying that this will take care of the problem!
Thanks Again everyone!
SF

>>Hey everyone,
>>First of all, I just wanted to thank you for your responses. My Hogg Island has got mites - not a lot, just a few, but what a pain in the @$$! I was wondering if I could use a mite-killer dust called Seven Dust. Has anyone used this safely to get rid of mites?
>>I prefer to use something over the counter that I don't have to order on the Internet and wait for. She is uncomfortable and rubbing herself on the vents so I want to take care of this problem ASAP! The only other reptiles in the room are leopard geckos and I don't think those lil' charmers can get mites, can they?
>>Thanks!
>>SF

Reptile Relief works well, I've never had a problem with it-it can be sprayed directly on the snake. Use Provent-a-mite on the bedding and cage items, but NOT THE SNAKE. Follow the directions on Provent-a-mite carefully.
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