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Rebecca
Snake Mite

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Posted - 05/02/2009 :  15:05:07  Show Profile
last night frontlined apollyon substrate replaced for kiten towel all viv done ornaments steamed bleached thrown etc just got in and low and behold he had two mites on him now what.......?

dazb
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Posted - 05/02/2009 :  15:30:07  Show Profile
i would set him up in a RUB with newspaper as substrate,2 hides and a water bowl and keep him in there til he is all clear.

also would disinfect viv again and leave that too for a while to make sure there are none hiding in the cracks...




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Kazerella
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Posted - 05/02/2009 :  18:07:51  Show Profile  Visit Kazerella's Homepage
Wait at least a fortnight before frontlining again! It's very potent stuff!

It normally takes a few days though for you to see results.

If you want, after 3 days you can bathe your snake and disinfect the viv again, but I wouldn't apply anything else again for a while.



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Gingerpony
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Posted - 05/02/2009 :  21:02:43  Show Profile  Click to see Gingerpony's MSN Messenger address
Frontline doesn't kill everything immediately on contact it kills fleas in 24 hours but mites and ticks are up to 48 hours. change the kitchen towel substrate daily for as long as you find mites. if you clean the hides and bowl daily that's great but it can also be impractical. like Kaz says wait 2-3 weeks before reapplying Frontline.

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