kingsnake.com - reptile and amphibian classifieds, breeders, forums, photos, videos and more

return to main index
  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
Click here for LLL Reptile & Supply
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Pine Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - May 18, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - May 19, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - May 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - May 24, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - May 25, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - May 25, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - May 27, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - June 01, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - June 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - June 07, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Free Nationwide Ground Shipping on All Frozen Food Orders Totaling $99 Or More at RodentPro.com!

Re: MITES!!!

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Green Tree Python Forum ]

Posted by Brandon Osborne on January 10, 2003 at 01:37:58:

In Reply to: MITES!!! posted by spider1 on January 09, 2003 at 21:58:15:

:I have had my gtp for 6 months or so... are mites treated the same with these snakes as any other? please help if you have info...

I would say they are more sensitive to pesticides than most snakes. I sold a friend of mine a six month old, WELL established chondro. He set it up in a ten gal. aquarium on newspaper. It contracted mites from some boas that he had across the room, in which none of the other snakes near the chondro got. To treat, he used a Nix brand lice treatment, which is commonly used to combat mites with most colubrids and boids. The snake was dead the next day. I would research others that have had experience with mites infecting chondros before treating. I haven't had a single mite in 6 years, which was the time I quit my job at a commercial reptile breeding facility. The best defense for mites is superb cleanliness. Good luck.

Brandon Osborne



Follow Ups:


[ Follow Ups ] [ The Green Tree Python Forum ]