bug not sure

[coreyFL]

i held one of my little ones and some black crawling bug fell in my hand,no bigger the dot of a pen...?does anyone have any idea what this is?
thanks

[Max2008]

Re:bug not sure

That sounds like a mite to me, i would soak the boa in luke warm water and clean everything in its cage and bleach its cage with a 10% bleach solution. Even then you will probably want to get provent-a-mite and spray down the entire cage, NOT THE SNAKE, and let the cage air out for about 20 mins before you can put the snake back into the cage.

[sclark]

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Hello Corey,

I agree with Zack.. Just would let the cage air out for an hour before putting the boa and its water back in...

Steve

[coreyFL]

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Great ...thanks for info ...was waiting for replys b4 in ran out ...to buy the supplies needed(which i didnt know what i was looking for) So i'll assmue spraying everthings down correct? wood log...hidebox ect.. and let all air dry.

[Max2008]

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i would either bake it in the over for a few mins at 300 degrees, not the plastic of course, but the wood yes. Either that or soak it in a 10% bleach solution for 10 -15 mins then let it air dry

[sclark]

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I again agree with Zack.. You can bake the wood items to kill the bugs.. Although I bake mine at 250 for 30 mins.. The paper stuff I throw out, the water dish gets scrubbed and soak with 10% bleach mix.. I change over to newspaper in case I wasn't using it before.. Spray the tank down with Provent-A-Mite, let air for atleast an hour, put the clean water dish back in, the hides back in after the cool, and any branches or vines I had.. Then the snake..

Hope that helped..
Steve

[BadBoyJay]

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Have to agree with yall on that one. Good tip on the oven. will use that one once in a while. ;D 8)

[tatdaddy]

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You moght have a had time trying to find the Provent a mite a any store. You can get it on line. I can't rember where though. Hopefully someone can help.


TAT 8)

[HerperCCC]

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Another great product that I've had a lot of success w/ is Black Knight Roach spray. Its kind of expensive, but works like a dream. In addition, its safe to use on your animals if used properly. There's a great "how to" @ the ProExotics site (and you can purchase it from them as well). Good luck, mites are the pits!

[sclark]

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Forgot to mention.. Welcome to the forums HerperCCC.. I have seen the name of Jeff's site..
Steve

[XzyluM]

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Welcome to the forum.

[HerperCCC]

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Thanks for the welcome! Heard about this forum from Jeffs, LOL. Thought I'd check it out. I'm always up for chatting, learning new things, and helping out where I can!

[BadBoyJay]

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Welcome to the forums!!!!! ;D 8)