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Hey everyone, I have a green tree with mites and I had him in my room which is 10' wide. I had the gtp on one side and 2 bp's on the other, is this close enough for the mites to spread to my bp's? I am keeping my eye on them but would like to know if they are at risk.

Tyler

Yes! Let me tell you a short story! I had a retic come in which looked real clean. It was a very fiesty animal so I left it alone except for feeding and the change of water bowls. I woke up with some *Mites* crawling on me one night! The cage was right next to my bed but still! Ben Siegel let me in on a little secret. Go to Walmart and buy NIX it's used for human lice. Mix with 1gal of water. Then Spray Everything including the animal. Works like a charm. I would be sure to soak the animal prior so as it doesn't drink the stuff even though it's been diluted. I would remove the balls for atleast a month till you can be sure nothing is left!
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John Light
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Out of every method I have tried in 15 years, the NIX one works the best for me.

From VPI's website:

"At 86 0F, gravid engorged female mites looking for a place to lay eggs can travel at a speed of up to 8" per minute, potentially 48 feet per hour, and they may travel several hours looking for a good place to deposit eggs. Unfed females are observed to crawl up to a rate of 11" per minute. That’s 55 feet per hour! Out on a short stroll, mites can travel considerable distances from their host snakes. They easily can pass through the ventilated surface of a cage and travel to another area of a snake collection."
http://www.vpi.com/9VPITipsAndTechs/thewaragainstsnakemites/Mites-KnowTheEnemy.htm

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Thank god I've never had another problem again! Infact I no longer work with w.c. animals!
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John Light
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