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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/03/2010 : 19:12:25
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Originally posted by lmfastcars
Kaz, WHat do you use for a small break out of mites?
thanks
There's pet shop bought treatments like Zoo med mite off that can work on minor cases and is safer, but that's not the only thing.
There is a type of biological control but I can't remember it's name, but basically it's a type of mite that you can buy which you introduce and it eats all the bad mites and then dies off itself when there is no food left.
If the outbreak is very mild you can use the daily baths in water with a drop of olive oil in it technique. This also needs to be teamed with removing all substrate and replacing with kitchen roll (since mites need substrate to breed). Plus you need to totally disinfect the viv and decor every 3 days and continue this routine for at least 2 months. Time consuming, but effective if you perservere.
Some people sometimes use two rubs during a mite infestation and move the snake daily to a new rub while the other is disinfected, which is easier that disinfecting a full viv all the time.
Plus squashing the odd one inbetwwen your nails can be very satisfying  |
 
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Fal
Hatchling
United Kingdom
245 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2010 : 21:50:12
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Are these mites transerable to our furry friends (cat in our case)?? I mean we wash our hands after handling Bella, but hear they can be passed between reptiles through handling so wondered whether Neo, our cat would be at risk?
I'm going to bath Bella tomorrow (thanks for the olive oil tip, will try that) and disinfect her faun + bin the aspen and put kitchen roll in for a while as well as re-baking the piece of wood she has in there. Fingers crossed it will work since it's early days and we've only found (what we think are) two very small dead mites in her water bowl. |
Corn Snake - Bella. Bearded Dragon - Draco. Leopard Gecko - Mojo. Cat - Neo. In our family we also have: Cali King Snake, Spiny Flower Mantis (RIP), African Lined Mantis (RIP), Ghost Mantis (RIP), four Hermit Crabs, a Budgy and a Dog - Mystie... oh and a YAMAHA YZF-R1 but she's feeling a bit neglected at the moment :( |
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KITTYCAT
Hatchling
United Kingdom
492 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2010 : 06:25:48
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frontline is cheaper on the internet n no questions asked thats where im going to get it from this time. |
1.0.0 carolina corn (herbie)
0.1.0 snow corn (casper)
0.0.1 anery motley corn(diesel)
0.0.1 calafornia banded king snake (ozzy)
0.1.0 royal python (pandora)
0.0.1 boa constrictor (bullet)
1.0.0 weinmaraner (zac)
1.0.0 staffy (zeus)
1.1.0 cats (sophie n pepe)
0.0.1 fish (fish)
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
4379 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2010 : 06:51:49
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Originally posted by KITTYCAT
frontline is cheaper on the internet n no questions asked thats where im going to get it from this time.
Just make sure its the spray, if you're buying online from the UK you will need a prescription, but there are sites abroad you can buy from. |
www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum
Location: Rotherham
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2010 : 09:03:19
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Originally posted by Kazerella
There is a type of biological control but I can't remember it's name, but basically it's a type of mite that you can buy which you introduce and it eats all the bad mites and then dies off itself when there is no food left.
Hypoapsis mites? |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
3093 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2010 : 10:48:12
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Originally posted by Fal
Are these mites transerable to our furry friends (cat in our case)?? I mean we wash our hands after handling Bella, but hear they can be passed between reptiles through handling so wondered whether Neo, our cat would be at risk?
No, reptile mites are different to mammal type mites, so there's no risk to your pets or yourself of catching them.
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Originally posted by SexyBear77
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Originally posted by Kazerella
There is a type of biological control but I can't remember it's name, but basically it's a type of mite that you can buy which you introduce and it eats all the bad mites and then dies off itself when there is no food left.
Hypoapsis mites?
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Fal
Hatchling
United Kingdom
245 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2010 : 11:55:21
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| Cheers Kazerella, appreciate that! |
Corn Snake - Bella. Bearded Dragon - Draco. Leopard Gecko - Mojo. Cat - Neo. In our family we also have: Cali King Snake, Spiny Flower Mantis (RIP), African Lined Mantis (RIP), Ghost Mantis (RIP), four Hermit Crabs, a Budgy and a Dog - Mystie... oh and a YAMAHA YZF-R1 but she's feeling a bit neglected at the moment :( |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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The Corn Snake Admin
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Fal
Hatchling
United Kingdom
245 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2010 : 21:57:59
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| We cleaned tank out the other day, put fresh kitchen roll in and basic two hides as we found a few mites on Bella :( We then bathed her with olive oil in the water as seen on this forum and loads came off her!!! So scary, poor gal. We bathed her again and again and more and more came off, most from around the head. She is so well behaved, she let my Fiancee gently rub her head top and bottom without wriggling too much and that's when most came off, seemed to be under her mouth. Eventually though, the odd few that came off at the end were dead. One more bath and we couldn't seem to find any. She went back into her cleaned Faunarium after that and (fingers crossed) we haven't seen and since and I have been changing the kitchen roll daily and handled her twice since. It's now been three days and still nothing. We're going to repeat the procedure tomorrow whether we find any or not, then think about putting her old hide/fake plant etc back in after a second clean of them and a second 'cooking' of her wood. So hopefully we have managed to get rid before the use of frontline has been needed, but hope I haven't jynxed it :/ |
Corn Snake - Bella. Bearded Dragon - Draco. Leopard Gecko - Mojo. Cat - Neo. In our family we also have: Cali King Snake, Spiny Flower Mantis (RIP), African Lined Mantis (RIP), Ghost Mantis (RIP), four Hermit Crabs, a Budgy and a Dog - Mystie... oh and a YAMAHA YZF-R1 but she's feeling a bit neglected at the moment :( |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
4379 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 07:47:30
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| Just be aware that wherever the mite have been they may have left eggs (too small to see) which could hatch over the next 6 weeks or so. If you have not killed off the eggs you may just end up back where you started. |
www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum
Location: Rotherham
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 11:44:11
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I agree with BlackEcho's word of warning. This is the diary I kept when we found Kellog had mites -
5th August 2009: Mites found following 'kenneling'
viv bleached and treated with Tamodine
Kellog bathed in sink 4 times and returned to viv on
kitchen roll with just hide and water bowl.
6th August 2009: more mites spotted
Kellog washed in bath
kitchen roll changed in viv
mites spotted in hide, washed in boiling water and
Tamodine
8th August 2009: Kellog washed in bath with oil
kitchen roll changed in viv
hide washed
bathing continued every few days and kitchen roll changed every day.
13th August 2009: checked for mites, no sign
still on kitchen roll
wood added to viv (oven baked)
25th August 2009: viv returned to normal
MITE FREE
It is definitely worth being safe than sorry and taking that extra time doing the baths and keeping the snake in the bare viv with just kitchen roll down to make sure that all the eggs have hatched and all mites then killed.
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
3093 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 15:37:38
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Yes, don't put any substrate in for at least 6-8 weeks, otherwise they might come back.
I would continue to keep cage decor to a bare minimum and keep doing baths and 3 day faun disinfections for a long while, whether or not you see them or not.
I learnt my lesson the first time mites came into the house. We were convinced Evra had got rid of hers after a few weeks, but not long after going back to normal they re-appeared and we had to start the process all over again.
Always stick to it for longer than seems necessary. |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 16:59:28
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Mites won't come back if you put bedding back in, it merely gives them somewhere to live. Snake mites do not live in the bedding, they do not come from bedding, they come from snakes, aspen, bark, whatever, won't give you mites.
Although snake mites won't transfer to most lizards, they can live on furries and us. Although its rarely needed for them. |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
3093 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2010 : 13:51:46
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Substrate gives them somewhere to breed.
You need to keep the substrate out until you know all the eggs, the tiny mites you can't see and the adults have gone before putting it back in. Otherwise they'll just breed rapidly again.. |
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Fal
Hatchling
United Kingdom
245 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2010 : 16:22:07
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We still haven't seen any and its been a few days but we are keeping up with the above advice so thank you all! Hope other people who have the same problem at the moment are managing ok?
It's so frustrating and I feel so sorry for our lil Bells, poor girl. Never had the problem with our lizards - is it more common with snakes? Or is it probably just where we got her from (different from where we got our lizards)? |
Corn Snake - Bella. Bearded Dragon - Draco. Leopard Gecko - Mojo. Cat - Neo. In our family we also have: Cali King Snake, Spiny Flower Mantis (RIP), African Lined Mantis (RIP), Ghost Mantis (RIP), four Hermit Crabs, a Budgy and a Dog - Mystie... oh and a YAMAHA YZF-R1 but she's feeling a bit neglected at the moment :( |
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