My ball python has mites what are some ways to get rid of them? Author:Sharon
ANSWER: Do not use any powders as it can be harmful to your reptiles when they breath it. there is only one good product out there and it is the same product professional breeders use to treat there new collection and if they ever have an out breal. The name of this product is provent-a-mite also known as PAM and cost about $20.00 for a spray can. It contains 0.50% permethrin. To use PAM clean your snake's encloser with hot water and dry it out once dry you spray a few sheets of newspaper with pam and let it dry. Once it is dry you place it in your snakes encloser and replace your snake. now you will want to repeat this for about 60 days to play it safe and after ever every cleaning get all the old bedding and paper that is use to clean your encloser out of the house other wise it will be harder to get rid of those mites. NEVER SPRAY PAM ON YOUR SNAKE. Remember you must let the spray dry on the paper before using it.
edit: Soaking in water will help a little but it will not get the eggs form the mites and you will have trouble longer and stress the snake more in the long run it will help in the short run but you need to treat to kill any and all eggs. Last modified:2008-10-09 Number of views:801
