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some how i got mites on my frilleds nothing else in my house has them and its weird since they are kept in a different room then my collection . usually i use a powder on my snakes to take care of them but im not sure i can use the same stuff on the frilleds so any help in treating frilleds for mites would be helpful ..

thanks

http://www.anapsid.org/mites.html I was looking around and I found thi site fairly helpful. Good luck with everything.

A while back ago I had problems with mites on a chuckwalla. I am grateful that my frill seems to be mite free.

A guy in another forum (chuckwallas)suggested I use olive oil. It worked but I recommend being careful with the oil. These were the instructions that were given too me:

"Infested Chuck

1) Give him/her a warm bath. This will wash many off quickly. I even use a little soap and a soft toothbrush. Be gentle

2) Apply some olive oil with a cotton applicator pad to the entire body. Try to avoid the eyes even though the oil will spread over every nook and cranny on it's own with time.

3) Place the chuck into a small box... Shoebox... overnight. I was told to use cardboard as it gives the mites something to bore into as they try to escape the oil! Wood may work to. Make sure to cut a few air holes.

4) Give the chuck another bath with soap and water after 24 hrs.

5) Repeat if mites are still present.

The only side effect that I noticed using olive oil is that it made it very difficult for the chuck to shed when that time came. The oil seemed to "thicken" his skin or something. He is fine and doing better than ever."

ive had a iguana die from mites before because i took him to the vet to late alot of home remedys dont work trust me i tried everything sprays, baths , cleaned his whole tank with water and some bleach and even got rid of all his logs and bedding ect. youd be better off taking him to the vet for a skin scraping so you can find out what type of mites he has. it only cost me $75 for my iguana so a frilly shouldnt be to much more(depending where you live or the type of vet you go to). Best of luck with getting rid of those stupid mites.

also note that you can bring mites into your house if you live by a woods and if you have a cat or dog they may be able to bring them in your house as well. < Vets advice that i got.