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Re: Mites
i just got a nice 5 ft everglades rat snake last week that was infested with mites , spreaded to most of my collection . First , I go nuts when i get mites , im very anal bout them. over on the east coast we get this aresol can stuff called Prevent-a-mite ,you take your snakes and water bowl out and spray the hell outa everything , not too much though, air it out very good . give it atleast acouple hours b4 u put your snake back in. this is better than any mite solution out there. while your snakes outa its enclosure wether your cleaning with mite stuff or just any type of cleaner you soak him in warm water in a large deli cup or a sweater box for teh time y our cleaning evrything. that will kill just about evry mite on his body pretty good, you just have to make sure they submerge there head for a good enough time for anything in that area (wich is most likely were mites will occur ) .i make my own cleaner solution with lotsa stuff i have from work n around the house w alil bit of bleach depending on what im cleaning . i usualy clean all my substrate out and change it. clean the hell outa the tank , and evrything else, all my corkbark and artificial plants i run under scalding hot water in my tub whily im doing everything else for a good 10 mins . when im done i get a thing of boiling water and run it over my bark , wood , sticks and such thats they can hide in/lay eggs in and such , just make sure your artificial plants or anything plastic is hard plastic, some stuf will slighty warp , possibly melt. but ive never had a problem . i always try n use plastic water bowls, nothing porus that they can leave eggs or hide in , id ont like to clean my water bowls with the cleaners, bleach or mite spray becuase it will without adoubt kill your snake . i just give em a soak under scalding running water for a few minutes .
types of degeraser cleaners mixed with water and bleach and a lil mr clean will kill almost anything instantly .
just make sure your enclosure is cleaned well and sanatized with something, give all your tank accsersories a soak under extremely hot water, and give your snake a good soak for a while and thats always solved my problems , even with extreme infestations from nasty imports that i get from my ****ty local pet shop . Thats another thing, becareful what petshops u go to , some are rediculous. im sure you all know
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