treating young colubrids for mites

[reptilemama]

I just found two mites on my female Blue Beauty snake. Checked the boa next door, and yep, there they were, floating in the water bowl. I plan on treating everybody, but I'm worried about the beauties because they're young. Is it ok to use provent-a-mite/saywer's on yearling or younger colubrids? These guys are still about the same diameter as my pinky, and maybe 2 feet long (maybe slightly longer- they're too squirrelly to measure accurately.) If I shouldn't use PAM, what do I use? Just soaking and thorough cleaning? They're in rubbermaids, so I can run everything through the dishwasher. Another question- if PAM is bad for them, do I move them into another room when I treat everyone else's cage? I also have a yearling pueblan milk, who I haven't checked yet. Ok to treat her, too?

	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[SoberGuy]

I'd get Repel from walmart, but make sure it's the kind with permethrin and not deet. Take the snakes out, and the water, spray til there's a nice fog in the cage, cover it for an hour, let it air out for at least an hour, replace water and snakes. Works wonders! Repel is only like 3 or 4 bucks.

[MonteCarloZ38]

This is what I use http://www.naturalchemistry.com/pet/...p?idproduct=65
After I spray the snake thoraly I wait maybe 30 sec. and then make a circle with my fingers ( depending on size of your snake you may use one or 2 hands) and from head to tail I drag them with my "circle". Repeat the prosses 2 times just to be sure you got all of them. And I ushely disinfect the whole tank and the stuff thats inside. (with boiled watter or the deflea stuff)

[MonteCarloZ38]

Here if you dont have this at local pet store, http://www.bigappleherp.com/Pages/Product/451200.html

This is actully a good price, I paid almost 20$ for that bottle at Animal House in Florida