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Unfortunately my collection has come under mite attack once again, and I need a refresher course on the use of Rid so I dont screw up. LOL!! One day I will remember to write this stuff down instead of trying to keep it in my head. I doubt that I some DeFlea that I have been using, but I know the Rid will erradicate my problem very efficiently. Help at this point will be greatly appreciated, and I have a tale to tell later on that Im sure will be guaranteed to raise eyebrows and shock some people here. Thanks.
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1.0 100% het albino columbian
1.2 jcp
1.0 irian jaya
1.0 normal balls
1.1 pastel balls

my personal use is as follows... it's probably a little over kill for most people, but gets the job done.

I clean every cage, place a small amount of aspen in the cage and dust it with rid. I let it dry about 10 min then replace the snake and water bowl.

I clean every cage in my room even if a particular snakes doesnt seem to have mites.

while i'm cleaning the cages i let the snakes soak in slightly warm water.

I also spray rid on the floor, base boards, corners, and window seals of my snakeroom.

about 8 days later i'll remove the snakes/bowls from the cages one by one and do a VERY light spray in each cage and replace the snakes/bowls a couple min later. i'll keep that bedding in the cage until I do normal full changes...usually every 30 to 45days.

Probably over kill for folks with 1000s of snakes,but for my single room of snakes it's not bad and i've had 100% success rate. years ago i would half ass it and do it quickly and usually had another mite problem a few weeks later.

Thanks for the info. Think I got it right on my own though. Every third day I was removing the snakes and water dish from cages. No substrate other than paper towels. Would give the snake a misting of deflea mite spray and put them in a bag for a bit while I worked on the cage. Sprayed rid in the bottom of cage and then covered to seal it up. After thirty minutes, would remove cover and wipe down the inside of the cage. Then after washing the water dish with dish soap and hot water and a good rinse off would replace in cage on fresh paper towel. The snakes would then be inspected again and if dry would go in the cage. After two weeks, there is no sign of mites. Since my parents are keeping watch on everything while I'm gone to work, I will do a full inspection when I get home.
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1.0 100% het albino columbian
1.2 jcp
1.0 irian jaya
1.0 normal balls
1.1 pastel balls