10-29-2002, 11:21 AM
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I have used both....cept I used olive oil if not mineral oil cause that's pretty much all I ever have here for cooking oil. I don't know of any difference in the overall effect of using either. LdyDrgn says mineral oil dries them out more than vegetable oil...I have no argument one way or the other because I have never completely covered a snake with either...I just use it for minor patches of stuck shed or for softening retained eyecaps. Lori swears by mineral oil for mite removal but I think since her collection has grown and since she has had to deal with some really large boids....this method has been sidelined in her camp too. I have sworn for years by 5% sevindust...but for the same reason (too much mess and work for a large collection of 50+snakes) I have sought out methods that don't require so much mess and substrate change....and am very pleased with the results....Sawyer's tick spray! BWSmith gets full credit for pointing out that it's the exact same thing as proventamite for 1/4 the cost....even has the same patent number lol....I already knew Rid was the same but I just never could make myself go through a checkout line with Lice spray.
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