Mite Treatments

[royalboy]

Right... im at my end of my tether with poxy mites now!

Two bottles of Mite off later - 4 deep cleans - numerous baths - wipes and rubs downs later and i still got the little feckers!

So, lefty has suggested front line spot on (not the spray - the pipette). Frontline is approx £20 and the active ingrediant is Fipronil.

However, the bob marting one (which i use on my cats and its excellent) is approx £6 and the active ingrediant is Permethrin.

Obviously Fibronil works on snakes, has anyone used the Permethrin based treatment with success?

Just cant see the point in spending £20 when i can spend £6 and acheive the same result.

Thanks

RB

[foggy01.1983]

try searching the site for alternative mite treatment written by wildlifewarrior.

Thats works well

PS its a sticky

[wildlifewarrior]

bob martian one is crap and wont work

[sender]

and if WLW trick doesnt work i know a sure fired way of getting rid of the little devils

it envolves, a can of ardap, bathing your snakes and a couple of bottles of beaphar insect spray

i had a collection wide investagtion of the spawns of satan (touch wood) a year later not a one

[am0sm93]

when i had mites i succesfuly got rid of the little by bathing my snake in a warm tub of water with olive oil not loads but a decent amount and close the lid and leave him/ her in their for half an hour to an hour while i cleaned out his tub i also stuck some double sided sticky tape around his tub so no more mites could get into his home hope this helps

[tina b]

ive always used the spray frontline on mine but a cheap alternative is olive oil the mites and eggs cant stick to the snake when coated in olive oil just make sure to wash it off before they get on the heatmat or theyll smell like chips when they get warm

[royalboy]

Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior

bob martian one is crap and wont work

Thats the answers i was looking for. Im going to use your sticky post now!

Cheers!

[peterf]

Callingtons Mite spray
Safe for your animal, safe for you, HSE approved and very effective!!
Why look elsewhere and use ineffective Zoo Med soapy water when this is available?

Euro Rep Ltd - Europes largest manufacturer and distributor of Reptile Products

[Jczreptiles]

Originally Posted by royalboy

Right... im at my end of my tether with poxy mites now!

Two bottles of Mite off later - 4 deep cleans - numerous baths - wipes and rubs downs later and i still got the little feckers!

So, lefty has suggested front line spot on (not the spray - the pipette). Frontline is approx £20 and the active ingrediant is Fipronil.

However, the bob marting one (which i use on my cats and its excellent) is approx £6 and the active ingrediant is Permethrin.

Obviously Fibronil works on snakes, has anyone used the Permethrin based treatment with success?

Just cant see the point in spending £20 when i can spend £6 and acheive the same result.

Thanks

RB

or you could spend £1 and use olive oil.

[peterf]

Olive oil makes the mites fall off but you have no assurances of the mites being killed. They will remain in the crevices of the cage until the oil gets wiped off the snakes by it's movement and they will be straight back.
Yes it works but not that effectively.
Callingtons is a very effective and, just as importantly, safe treatment that works.