Can anyone confirm this.

SNAKEWISPERA · #1 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 02:39 PM

Right, I don't want any newbs on here saying they never done this i want someone from like 20 years ago.

I was on another forum, and they where on about old snake keeping, I said to my dad, look there on about back in your day, and my dad said yeah it was crazy back then, we use vapona to get rid of mites, When i said this in the chat, everyone said I was talking sh*t.
On Saturday, We went to see a good friend of ours whos bred snakes for over 30 years and I brought this up and he comfirmed that they done this aswell, even vets advised to do it,

So can anyone verify this ?

Joel.

Akua_Ko_Nalu · #2 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 02:52 PM

I know of it, not used it myself as I've only been keeping 10 years.

Vapona was used to eradicate mites and other parasites, but was then a banned item due to causing cancer?!

acereptiles · #3 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 02:55 PM

i was told to use vapona in a butter tub so the snake cannot come in contact with it around 15 years ago for snakes mites ..
its also mentioned in the old books.

Athravan · #4 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 02:56 PM

Yes, it was used. But like many things, with the development of experience it was found that it had side effects and potential dangers and is no longer advised.

SNAKEWISPERA · #5 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 02:57 PM

Ahhhh thanks people,
I also got told, that it caused them nuero problems ?

Alex M · #6 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 02:59 PM

Yep, it certainly was used as a mite treatment. I will say though that at the time not everyone thought it was perfect, many people had fears it could cause problems for the snake etc with regards to it's chemical content and wouldn't use it.

gaz · #7 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 04:16 PM

i used it and found that if used sensibly it worked outstandly well,much better than todays safety conscious has to be tested to destruction an dont work that well anyways products,they all require several steps to achieve the success rate that a vapona strip from tesco could produce simply by unpacking it and leaving it in a room,in all the years i used it never had a single problem,its all about the user at the end of the day innit
regards gaz

stuartdouglas · #8 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 04:37 PM

Vapona was, and in the USA, still is used as a mite treatment. The active ingredient, Dichlorvos is an organophosphate that was banned during a recent review of insecticides. Appparently if you eat a few pounds of Dichlorvos, you may get cancer. There were issues surrounding neurological problems with snakes exposed to large amounts of the stuff, but there were far more snakes that didn't develop these problems but had been exposed to smaller amounts. Some people in the UK still swear by it.

ogawa only · #9 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 04:38 PM

i used it to , you could pick them up for less than a quid , and if used correctly was the only thing to get rid of the mite's once and for all , and you could wrap it in cling film after use, and it lasted for yonks !!

gaz · #10 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 04:41 PM

anyone import it?
gaz

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