Originally Posted by bigteg150

wen my burms had mites i tried zoo med mite off and wat a load of bollocks...! went threw 4 bottles at£7.95 a pop and it was a waste of time trid for 4 weeks like it said on the bottle and it was shite. so asked my local rep vet and hetold me get a t-towel spray with a bit of frontline on t-towel and let the snake slither threw! and then spay at top of viv and keep snakes out of vi 24hrs and wat u know poof....! gone like a genie

Originally Posted by bugboy

I've used front line very effectivly in the past although it stinks and I'm sure it irritates the snakes, I tried some of that other stuff (in the black and purple bottle) but it was fairly expensive and although it worked I found I was getting through the small bottles very fast - I am treating several large retics, and 6 or 7 boas and others.

So I went looking for a solution that was better value and I could administer to a lareg collection every spring when a mite out break seems to occur.

I was recommended by a zoo herpetologist a solution of Oromec, you can buy this from farm suplliers (it's used to treat sheep apparently) if you mix it up in a weak solution (2%) I beleive is recommended and administer in an atomiser of some kind.

I was originally told that this was a good way to treat the snake and the enclosure (as many zoos have complex/natural set ups and removing the animals everytime mites rear their ugly little heads is not always practical)


Now I would like any advise on this chemical becasue it is supposed to be nasty (gloves and respirator are a good idea with any of this stuff) but my zoo contact has long gone and I have more questions to ask about it's apllication.

However I thought I would share this info on the off chance someone can help out with a bit of research.

Originally Posted by VdubS

Hi,

Is this as effective as normal olive oil as a treatment for mites on snakes? I didnt know if it would work aswell as its like fat free kind of thing...anyone used it? good or bad results? opinions?

FRYLIGHT

Thanks!

Scott.