This Mite Kill Me!!

[Lance Portal Reptiles]

Ok.... Still have alot of questions about what this person did.... And overall health of the burm, I was a medic in iraq and when it comes to living things dieing, their can and is many factors. You have a link to this?

[shaunyboy]

Tons of people have used this for years without a problem. I have been doin it for awhile with any problems. If you know what your doin everything is fine. I had my best eggs this year with all my breedings 20 eggs from my carpet, 7 more eggs this year with my macklots. Geckos are going egg crazy. And 0 mites or any other bug. It was just to helped....not to be jumped on about. Alot of people after hearing what they did, like useing alot in a tub, useing new one, and so on, is not good. Everything needs to be done at the right dose, even provent a mite, which i use. Heard about people using it on their reptiles and almost killing them....lol oh, I would like to read the anaconda story and see that that person did.

the reason your being jumped on as you put it mate is

the method your reccomending is very dangerous to your snakes.

people most likely don't want some newbie reading your post and following your method.

imo you have been extremely lucky not to have killed any of your snakes with this method.

provent a mite

you only have to use it once in the proper way and any mite problems are solved.

it remains active for 30 days

the life cycle of mites is roughly 21 days.

it kills all the adult mites.

it dont kill the eggs but it kills the mites as they hatch.

i have only ever had to use provent a mite once on each occasion ive had mites.it worked 100% everytime for me.with no problems,it is specifically designed for reptiles unlike the toxic strips your suggesting.

i can vouch for the honesty of both marvelfreak (chuck) and infernalis (wayne).these guys have nothing more than your snakes welfare at heart.

i really hope your open minded enough to take on board the things people have told you re how toxic your method is.maybe you could try just using prevent a mite.after you see how efficient it is used on its own you will see no need to keep using toxic strips

cheers shaun

[Lance Portal Reptiles]

That's understandable. But not using provent a mite right can also hurt your snake.... Like I said it's a great product but it's also toxic. Their is a YouTube video, don't use to much provent a mite. Moderation is key with all these type products. Thats all. I understand that I'm a new person on here.. I know how it works, jump the new guys.. No biggie guys, that doesn't mean im new to the hobby. Think we all do that, had new fourm members come in on some of the gecko fourms I'm on.... Say one lil thing different and....the unwelcome feeling come out.

[guidofatherof5]

I hope that you don't take anything that has been said as meaning you are unwelcome.
That isn't something this forum does.
Nobody wants to jump the new guy here. They just have concerns about what you are using.

[Lance Portal Reptiles]

I hope that you don't take anything that has been said as meaning you are unwelcome.
That isn't something this forum does.
Nobody wants to jump the new guy here. They just have concerns about what you are using.

Well thanks. Like I said I understand... No knows me here and with that come a questionable reaction... Would feel the same way. I have never had 1 reason to stop. If something happened then yeah, I would change. I fo everything in safe moderation.

[guidofatherof5]

Well thanks. Like I said I understand... No knows me here and with that come a questionable reaction... Would feel the same way. I have never had 1 reason to stop. If something happened then yeah, I would change. I fo everything in safe moderation.

In this case I would have to disagree with you. The something that could happen is the death of one or more of your snakes.
I at one time fed minnows to my garter snakes. After joining this forum I soon learned I was putting my snakes in harms way. The proof was before me and on the web. Minnows were a risk I didn't need to put my snakes under.
I didn't need to find them dead for me to change that risky practice.
I by no means am trying to tell you what to do. That decision solely rests in your hands. I hope that you will look at the body of advice and the evidence available on the subject of pest strips in making your decision.
I know that Provent-A-Mite has its share of risks but as you have already stated those risks come when the product is not used according to directions. The produce you are using was never intended to be used the way you are using it.
In my opinion, the risk is too great.

All this aside, welcome to the forum.

[Lance Portal Reptiles]

hey steve, i hear you. the things is with your hobby/business is their is alot of "someone said" type stuff with everything... Im not say not to use any idea someone said..nor looking to change anyones care/mite provention....
that video

YouTube - dont use too much prevent a mite

[infernalis]

I also make it a point to not "jump all over" anyone, unless of course it's duly asked for. (meaning that the other person was truly looking to engage in some "flame wars")

I did research about those strips before I even posted my comment.

From what I read, those things are nasty for even humans to come into contact with.

So I did not post that answer lightly, I wanted to see exactly what chemicals those strips were made from before I said a word.

[Tyrel26]

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for taking part in my thread. Secondly I have to say the reason I joined this forum is to learn how to keep my snakes in a better and safer manner. I trust the opinions of the people here which is why I do take their advice but if I wasn't going to take advice when it was given I doubt I would have joined in the first place. We are ALL here to learn; no one is the sole teacher here.

True we all learn from our mistakes, but if the mistake is the death of a snake then thats one Id rather avoid that learn from.

Thanks for all the info guys!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Here is some food for thought....No Pest strips are a toxin that goes for the nervous system. for such small creatures as mites, the effects are instant and kill quickly. But being much larger, people, snakes and the like could need years of exposure for the toxins to actually have any sort of effect. Any pesticide should be exposed to you and your pets minimally, but a product that vaporized a neurotoxin 24 hours a day is just downright scary. If you really check into what is in those things, you would not even want them in your house... well, at least I wouldn't. Poisons at really low doses can take a loooong time to work any sort of effect, and by the time they do have an effect, the person may assume that their pet is suffering from old age or a terminal disease. Just because there are no visible effects, immediately, does not mean that exposure to these toxins is harmless or safe. It just means that the effects have yet to rear their ugly head. Ever watched those investigation shows where those women slowly poison their husbands with castor beans? It takes years for the effects to fully manifest. Just some things to take in, and possibly re-evaluate if the benefits of the no pest strips really outweigh the bad parts.