How to Get Rid of Snake Mites - Best Products to Use
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2022
- Updated video since this was highly requested topic. I go over products I use and recommend. As I said in the video, please read the product usage directions to ensure you are using them properly.
Natural Chemistry Reptile Mite Spray, 8-Ounce: amzn.to/3E5vfE0
Dawn Dish Soap: amzn.to/3UqHSQ5
(DO NOT use Dawn Platinum or anti-bacterial)
Hot Shot No-Pest Strip: amzn.to/3zP9GFd
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I never thought about using Dawn dish soap. Although I’ve never had mites it’s still a possibility that one of my future purchases could come in with them. I literally start out a deep clean for the enclosures with Dawn. It’s like that Hot sauce commercial “I put that sh*t on everything” 🤣🤣🤣
Lmao
I never heard of this before 🤔
The best !!!! Dish soap!!!! In the water and leave them soaking
This video is what I needed!
Great videos Jason thank you for the simple and easy to learn from video 💪🏽💪🏽
Thank you!!
Super glad I found this video!
You get a new snake in, pull it out out the box, give it a once over and see black spots under the scales. This video is gonna come in handy for just thoughs times.
Just to add onto this. You are doing an awesome job with educational purposes to help our average keepers or even new snake owners. When i was younger and brand new to keeping snakes i had two snakes that came from a reptile Depot. Both were burms and both ended up being absolutely infested with mites. Both cases happened at different times but only to my burms which seemed odd. But it was basically a death sentence. I gave one away to a guy that swore he could treat them, and the other one did die on me. Seemed like nothing i did worked. I was like 14 at the time.
Years later i got a ball, had a bit of mites on her and i found the reptile spray and that did work. But this video just added onto what I can do to prevent and treat and I just really appreciate it. Made me realize that i am doing what i need to be doing with this new baby boa i just got in with some signs of mites under the scales.
Thank you!!
Yo i literally needed to hear every word of this. Ordered a couples of those smaller spray bottles Saturday should be here tomorrow so I’ll be doing allot of cleaning enclosures and spraying all day tomorrow
FYI - spray about 25% than you think you need - I found that out over time (reptile spray)
Great video as always! This is something I dread, I hope I never have to deal with mites, but if I ever do I know what to use now. I have a gallon of the reptile spray already just in case.
Thank you!
I have used preventimite for many. Many years on my collection and never had any issues with it. I would recommend that as a great product
Nice coverage. Thanks for sharing your experience and the good disclaimers.
Dawn works great. I do 15 minutes in Luke warm, then another 20 minutes in dawn soapy water, then add a coat of olive oil (canola and coconut oil is also recommended) to my snake all over its body, and then repeat this every 2-3 days. The oil is supposed to suffocate whatever remains on the body, and the repetitions make sure to get the ones that were in egg form later, or the ones that just didn’t get caught the first time.
For me, The first treatment got rid of almost all the mites. The dawn water was littered with their dead bodies 😈! I don’t see them anymore but am continuing the treatment for at least 2-3 weeks.
I’ve also got Diatomaceous earth (DE) on the bottom corners of the quarantine bin, as well as Vaseline covering the top corners. I’m not sure if the Vaseline works or not, but I did it anyway because I thought it couldn’t hurt and was suggested by someone.
I’m a bit concerned about the long soaks though. You said, up to 5 days on a new introduction? I guess as a quarantine preventative that may be good, and perhaps as a first treatment, after which period treatments follow.
I’m just worried about causing them issues with the extended soaks.
Thanks again, keep up the great work
Absolutely great video
Thank you!!
Thank you Sir!
😮 great recommendations
I use hot shot too. I do cut it in bro smaller pieces and stick one or 2 on each shelve of my rack tho. I also found reptile spray to work wonders! I haven’t soaked any of my snakes in dawn yet tho. Had a snake die on me a while back after soaking and since then I’ve been gun shy about it.
Reptile spray is amazing stuff. I started using it because you recommended it and it's been great. I treat all my new snakes and spray about once a month just as a prevention. It's about $75 a gallon right now though. It's a desiccant so it dries the mites out but dries out the snakes skin as well.
The stuff is like magic. That makes sense about the desiccant!!
Do you use it on the bedding too?
@bruhmiroruelas5324 on everything. And the price has dropped to $42 a gallon rn. I just ordered 3 more today
@@leviacree4533 and i put the snake in with that? I got the spray one in a can. Do i spray all the substrate and decor and glass and wipe snake and then out him back with no water? How long with no water
Hey Jason, I bought a hatchling double pastel for my son a couple months ago, and this morning he discovered snake mites. Will the mites take over the space of the bedroom, and if so what actions do we take to disinfect the room? Thank you for your video, and all the information you provided.
Hey Jason. Hopefully you see this but I just had a quick question I was hoping you could help me with. Is the shedding process for baby snakes generally take less time than juvenile or adult snakes? I know it varies by individual but I was wondering if generally the process takes less time for babies and takes longer as they grow. I have a baby corn snake who went into blue for the first time 2 days ago she's my first snake.
I have always used Dawn. One of my snakes came to me with mites, not very many. I soaked him and gave him fresh bedding. The nits must have hatched. Cleaned his enclosure with Dawn while he was soaking. I have hard wood floors and I am worried the mites may have hid between the tiny space between some of wood. I want to try the mite solution, Reptile Spray, you use without harm to the snakes. So glad you posted this.
The No pest strips are what I use to help kill the ones that may have fallen on the carpets or between the crack. Those are the ones that will come back to haunt you. Just when you think it’s over, a month goes by and they come back again
@@JasonsExoticReptiles I used the gallon of mite solution you recommended and it is wonderful. So happy I watched this video. Thank you.
@@JasonsExoticReptileswhen you use the no pest strip do you leave in substrate? I have six snakes in my bedroom with tanks ranging from 10gallons to 40. My room is about 10’x10’. Should i just hang the strip or cut it up? And hang the whole thing is that too much for my room? Window open or closed? I wouldnt sleep or go in room while its in their but would it go to other rooms through vents? And also how long do i do it for? Some people said 8 hours some said months. Thank you. Also my snakes are babies
Seen the pest strips used a lot on large collections and they do great, never saw any impact to the snakes either. Good stuff
I doubt you will find a larger breeder who hasn’t used them
Do i leave the substrate in when doing this? I know the waterbowl is supposed to be taken out
@@bruhmiroruelas5324 Dunno if ya meant for me or J, but I always suggest removing all substrate and putting paper into a sterilized enclosure inside and out for mites, RIs, just about any infection or injury. If ya use those pest strips just put the strip on the opposite side of the water or at least far enough away that there's no chance of it somehow getting into it. Ya can always ensure water changes daily as well
@@IntrepidExoticswhat about the humidity tho?
Another preventive technique is to use diatomaceous earth (food grade) can only be used around the enclosures (it turns into 'concrete' when it gets moist) but like the reptile spray, it is a desiccant so the mites (or any other insect) are killed when they come into contact with it - they have now actually been selling it as a insect control item. People actually ingest it for various reasons
I agree. This works great for some snakes, but I’ve found the humidity requirements for many species make this ineffective.
I do not have my treatment. But I have diatomaceous earth. Considering treating the cage and the snake separately. And rejoining them in a few days. By keeping the cage dry during this time, the diatomaceous earth should do its job! Thank you!!
Does the animal need to be a certain size/weight to do these treatments? For example, dogs under 12 weeks shouldn't be bathed with flea shampoo. Is the same or similar with sankes?
That is a great topic to get rid of snake mites
I use Predator Mites... Little white mites that you pour in, and they eat the snake mites, then die off once they are all gone...
I use this as a prevention, when i get a new snake and quarantine it, away from my personal collection...
I’ve heard great things, but they have never been fully successful in my past experiences. That said, I always encourage people to do what worked for them!
I need your help
When I looked up using the No-pest strip, I heard you need to remove any sitting water for your snakes while it's in the room. Unfortunately up here on Canada we can't get those strips at all so I've never had the chance to try them, but they seem like they work very well. I just read that you can't keep water near it or the vapours it releases will deposit into any water and can hurt the snakes.
I’ve never seen or heard of any problems with water unless the snake gets sprayed with something like nix and soaks in the water then drinks.
I hear a lot of good and bad stuff about those strips causing deformities in clutches just from being in the room, I’ve been using that spray for a while now always pour a little onto new coco substrate
I’ve never seen any bad side effects or heard anything other than “stories” from people who heard stories from people who never used them lol.
would you do the long soak with a cornsnake?
It depends on the age but I’d treat No differently than a boa. At least a few days to break the life cycle. Its hard to trust it as first because you don’t want to leave the snake in water for that long but it’s necessary to break the mite lifecycle. I’ve found that mites are typically easier to kill on smaller snakes. Maybe because they don’t lay as many eggs and there is less surface area for them to thrive
So might be a dumb question but when you say you soak in dawn for few days are they soaking in a tub with a lid or in the actual rack?
You could do either
I got reptile spray and the hot shot. Imma try reptile spray first when im certain theyre at least 3 months old. Im gunna spray the retile spray onto a napkin and rub it on my snakes. Do i let it sit on rhem or rinse immediately after rubbing them down? And do i spray their substrate and hides while theyre out and let it dry? The substrates pretty new and i dont wanna use humidity by doing napkin quarentine
You let it stay on them. The point is that it will dry on them and surfaces which also drys out the mite. It’s amazing stuff. I would spray the bedding and then remove the bedding in a day or two to paper towels or newspaper. Napkin quarantine is better than months of mites.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles what about if i use the pest stips. Because i have babies and it says they have to be 3 months in order to use the reptile spray. Also one of my snakes is shedding. So if i use the pest strip since its my bedroom should i cut them into pieces and put them in my room or just put the whole thing in my room for 8 hours? I dont know if its safe to be in the house while using a prst strip so my plan is so it during the day so we can be out of the house while its in mt room. Or would it be safe to be in the house with the window of my room open? My room is 10’x10’. Sorry if im asking lots of questions just dont want to hurt my snakes
I'm not very comfortable with the use of the anti arachnid strip, I don't generally like using more pesticides than absolutely necessary primarily because arachnids are important in and around the home and even if you intend it to only be used in one room the compound will likely diffuse, and are often very slow to break down
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Would the prolonged water soak be safe for a bearded dragon as well?
It’s typically fine for them to
Would u say using the dawn and reptile spray is excessive
Not at all. They do very different things.
When leaving the ball python soaking in water for 3-5 days are you suppose to have the water at a certain temp?
Yes for sure! You can use a heat pad or similar but you want to keep the water around 78-82 degrees.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles while my python is being soaked 3-5 days should I also fill up his tub with soap and water to kill any mites in the tub?
How about taurrus mite predators?
Ive heard mixed opinions. Never tried them myself since they are hard to get in the United States.
It works but the mites eventually come back (and it's so expensive) if you don't use something else like what's recommended on the video.
Can I use Gain Ultra Dish Washing Liquid Dish Soap, Honey Berry Hula Scent Or antibacterial soap by soft soap brand?
lol I don’t know if this is a real question or not but no. Just the dawn.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles It is a real question. I thought I had dawn soap. I was trying to get this accomplished all night. I will have to wait till the store opens. Thank you.
Yes it has to be Dawn. The others may work, but I’m not sure how safe they are. You want the original Dawn. The Dawn Ultra. With that said, the Dan is not going to work overly well if you already have them in your collection. It’s a really good preventative, but not necessarily great for controlling existing populations. In that case, you will need to treat with things like that reptile spray. The Dan can help knock them down a little bit but it’s really good for when you’re bringing new animals in to prevent them from getting into your collection.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles thank you. I found my dawn. I've had him for a month before noticing the mites. He's on bath 3 now. 1 with dawn. Subscribed to your channel. Thank you. CornSnake named Duke
Jason, do these products work on crabs? Asking for a friend
Lmao. For sure. I carry a mite strip in my underwear as a precaution
Just found out my snake has mites, you said leave them in the water for about half an hour then said a few days so I’m confused now.
Check out the video that I just posted on Friday. Hopefully that clarifies, but I used the water for about 30 minutes to allow them to drink, then I add the Dawn dish soap and they soak in there overnight. I will change the water and repeat the process. The snake essentially stays in the water for 4 to 7 days. With that said, the water soak only works if you don’t have the mites already. It’s more of a new snake protocol. Once you have the mites, you need to move onto the pesticides. The new video should clarify this.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles Alright thank you, I bought the supplies to get rip of the mites and I’ll check out your video soon.
What about ivermectin topical solution?
I don’t think that would be overly effective. It might do something but the reptile spray is by far the best products I have ever seen work.
Hi! I'm treating a hatchling, 96gm, with Dawn. It had a full blown meltdown!! Just writhing all over the tub and finally pinning itself on the upper lip below the lid. The water was 86°. I took it out and placed it back in a clean enclosure with a hide. Now what? I'd appreciate any advice.
How old should snake be before using hot shot no pest strip?
I think it depends on how close they are to the strip. You obviously wouldn’t want to put this right in the cage with a baby snake, but if you put it on a rack, you can put it on a rack of babies.
@@JasonsExoticReptilesthe entire strip or a chunk of it? And can i leave the substrate in? My bedroom is like 10’x10’
I used mite predators it worked fantastic
I’ve alway been curious about these. Hard to get in the US for some reason
@@JasonsExoticReptiles I saw them for sale on Amazon believe it or not lol. There are a lot of random inverts on Amazon for some reason. Different shipping laws must apply to them or something.
how do i get mites out of a bearded dragons ears ?
Hello Jason ,,, Great educated information ,,,,, Yes I have herd about that pet spray for dogs and cats ,, they said it works well ,,,, but I wouldn't take that risk ,,,,, Forgot the name of this spray it is at Walgreens ,,, a blue spray aerosol can with white and red writing on it ,,, it says it kills mites as well and they said that works well also. So Frontline is not good huh ,,,,,
I’ve heard from many people who used Nix, frontline, and others like that who have killed their snakes in the process
@@JasonsExoticReptiles wow .,. That is not good stuff