<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE>As far as "squeezing" them outta the scales..UGH. Don't squeeze them, rather just remove them is all.There's no need to go pinching your snake like that at all.</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>
Sorry...guess I shoulda specified more...there's really no pinching/squeezing involved...but you can push the mite out by gently scraping your fingernail over the bump it creates under the scale...that's the way I did it on my snake, and he woulda told me if he didn't like it! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] with the oil, they slid right out with the fingernail method, with very little effort. I didn't do the lifting of the scales technique, 'cause I figured that would hurt more, by accidentally bending the scale too far up... plus you're scraping ...just seemed too risky at the time for me to try that...BTW, I was referring mainly to the stomach scales...those are a little harder to lift than the others, right? Either way...the provent-a-mite will take care of the job for you...for the most part. I used it on the last infestation quite a few months ago, and they haven't been back since... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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