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NEWPYTHON · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: Mites

I have had relook and there are little black things in the water and on the royal so they must be mites what do i do now ???

Can they live in the house too ??????

I thought they go off the food if they had mites he had a feed in shop last tuesday

Stuart · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject:

have you got any prevent a troll?... Laughing

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NEWPYTHON · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: have i got what ???

Or was that ya being funny ????

mike h · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 778

If you buy a snake from a shop and it has mites, it should be the shops responsibility to help/replace or refund.
A lot have a sign up saying after 48hrs they are no longer responsible, others relinquish responsibilty as soon as they have your money.
Others are absolutely terrific Laughing

The problem with mites is if an adult female mite has laid eggs in teh enclosure, even if you treat the snake the new mites will hatch out and reinfest.
So you need a cure all solution.
ENTER provent a mite.
Read and follow instructions to the letter and be mite free for ever.
The guy below is the only person I know that stocks it. About £29 incuding p&p and worth every penny
glen chandler of jungle phase

http://freespace.virgin.net/jungle.phase/

hope helps and remember follow instructions very very carefully
mike
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JohnC · Key Member Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 219 Location: UK

They can spread to all your vivs and infest all your snakes if you do not take prompt action to eradicate them.
They have been known to bite humans.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1975.tb05120.x
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Oldest member, been keeping reptiles for 36 years.
Carpets, royals, rainbow boas, corns, milks, ackies and leos.

NEWPYTHON · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: Can mites make the snake ill ???

I was reading that they can make the snake ill and also can kill a snakes

jamie_s · Site Moderator Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 1963

if you get a super infestation they can indeed kill a snake,i know someone who this happened to Crying or Very sad

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NEWPYTHON · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:06 am Post subject: How do i get ridd of them

How do i get ridd of them as i need to kill them fast and need to protect the royal most this i have seen can kill reptiles

Scott W · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:17 am Post subject: Re: How do i get ridd of them

NEWPYTHON · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject: Many thanks

Many thanks scott will go and get some will it work in the viv too ??

And what about the house do i need to do the house

Will the mites make the snake ill