Black mites on my boas?

I would suggest using something for mites from your local pet shop. Usually you just mist the snake and the cage with it and it helps control them and helps get rid of them. Keep cleaning the cage like you are, as you are doing that right. Also mist your other snake (one without mites) with the mite mist to prevent it from getting mites. Hope I helped!

P.S. I would call her, but thats just me. :)

Simply eliminating mites from the cage is not sufficient, as they lay eggs away from the cage, and new mites will continue to return to the host. The trick is to make the host inhospitable. You do not need to apply anything directly to the snake. Most pet store remedies do not work very well.

Here is what I have had success with; replace the substrate with newspaper, and sprinkle a small amount of Sevin dust under the newspaper. Sevin is an insecticide that is available at farm stores, and small quantities are harmless to snakes.

Any mite that goes into the snake's cage will die before it can feed and reproduce.

Clean the cage weekly, and replace the Sevin dust each time. You should be mite-free in about a month. If they come back, simply repeat the cycle.

Provent-a-mite is awesome at getting rid of snake mites and ticks. It is toxic to people and animals if inhailed for an extended period of time or comes into contact w/the skin and is not washed off right away. It cost about $20 a can, 1 can can last for years. All you gotta do is remove the snakes and anyother animals from that room and put them in another room. Spray the bedding and decorations, NOT the water bowl..remove the water bowl before spraying.

Hope this helped.

I just had this problem with my boas what you need to do is get some lice spray from Walgreen's and get rid of all there bedding water dishes. you want to soak your boas in water for two hours then take a clean cloth and spray a little for that lice spray on it and wipe there bodies with it. This can be a two day event but do not put anything that was in there cage back or the mites will come back make sure its all clean bedding in there for them. and don't give them water for a couple of days good luck hope that helps

In addition to the answers above...I would definitely separate them, if one has been ridden of the mites and the other hasn't completely, then they will continue to pass them back and forth. Bleaching the tank is good, but after bleaching, using Dawn dish soap will kill any eggs that may have been laid.

As for the lady...well she knows that was a crappy thing to do, hopefully you will have the satisfaction of knowing they are in good hands now. And I for one commend you on taking them in and nursing them back to health. Good luck!

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