[Cazador]

I've been very happy using Sevin dust. After two treatments for every snake and enclosure nearly two weeks apart, I've never had a reoccurance, and all of my snakes have faired well following these 1 hour treatments. As with any pesticide (including Vapona, rid-a-mite, etc.), read and follow the directions on the container for safe handling, and don't expose your snake to Seven dust for over an hour.

I just remove the furnishings from the cage and clean them in bleach water. Then put the Sevin dust right in the cage with the snake to kill the mites in there and on the snake. After about an hour, remove the snake, and rinse it off. Then let it swim in a tub with about 1" (2.5cm) of water (~80F) to remove any additional Sevin dust from between its scales. While this is happening, remove the Sevin dust from the vivarium, and clean the vivarium with 5% bleach water. Using a spray bottle helps to distribute the bleach all over the vivarium. Let the bleach solution soak onto the floor and walls for ~10-15 minutes, then thoroughly rinse out the vivarium with clean water. Repeat the process 10 days to 2 weeks later.

I've had great results this way and will use it again if the situation ever calls for it, but I'm also eager to hear how others have applied other treatments and if they would use the same method again. Good topic,
Rick