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coxcats
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  11:06:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
So today is Ardap day. Going to get snakeys out and put them in their plastic jobbies. Take everything out and bag it ( seperate bag for each boy) Clean viv with F10 then spray with Ardap. Also might spray the carpet round the vivs. Open all windows and abandon the livingroom! Then I shall bathe snakeys and put them in clean plastic jobbies. Wrap them in something to keep them warm. Take bags of viv stuff into bathroom, open window and spray all stuff, leaving it to dry by itself. Get myself a book and some food then go lay on my bed with snakeys and cats until fumes have gone. Return snakeys with Kitchen roll and their hides. Job done. Hopefully! Have I forgotten anything? And how long should I wait before putting them back?

Royals - Sas, Boris & Ria
Boas - 1 called Titch until we can think of a name for her!
Cats - Felix, Becky, Max & Willow

chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!

United Kingdom
3326 Posts

Posted - 02/09/2012 :  11:54:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
with adrap you need to leave the viv for 24 hours then open the doors an air out for a good 4-6 hours.
are there a lot of mites on the snake/snakes?

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coxcats
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  11:56:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
only about 6 on Boris, none on Sas

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chrisc
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  12:07:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
not too many then.
personally i would completly cover him with olive oil to drown the mites off, you can leave this on or bath him after an hour or so to remove it.

if you just bath him hold his head still and using a cotton bud put a big drop of water over the eye so it sits there as the mites will hide behind the eyes and with them covered in water the mites will climb out to try an find air then you can wipe them off

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coxcats
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  12:21:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ok thanks for that. Didnt realise I would have to keep them out of their vivs that long. Might have to put the heating on to keep them warm!

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chrisc
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  12:43:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
no problem, yes adrap can be leathal to snakes if its not aired out properly.
my friend treats his vivs with adrap, callingtons and frontline when he has mites theres no way they are surviving that lot.

long as the room they are in is no lower that 26 or 27c they will be fine overnight

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coxcats
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United Kingdom
584 Posts

Posted - 02/09/2012 :  15:11:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ive stuck a hot water bottle between them. Now Im the cold one! lol

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chrisc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  15:25:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
fingers crossed your free of mites before long

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coxcats
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  19:24:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
just an afterthought, Sas likes to lick the walls of his viv. Is this ok with the ardap?

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chrisc
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  20:26:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
dought it will be a problem when my mate has treated his vivs the snakes go back in after its dryed an been aired out and doesnt do anything else to the vivs

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coxcats
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  21:07:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ok, thanks for that. He licks everything!

Royals - Sas, Boris & Ria
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coxcats
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/09/2012 :  18:05:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have just found a mite on my arm when holding Boris I have been thoroughly checking his viv every day and saw nothing. What do I do? Apart from use a flame thrower!

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Baobab
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/09/2012 :  18:12:43  Show Profile  Send Baobab an AOL message  Reply with Quote
Back to square one. They're relentless little bu@#%&s.
Second times a charm.


Royal 8.0 - Piebald (Dipstick), Calico (Flake), Pinstripe (Copper), Kingpin het Hypo (Gabriel), Soulsucker (Morgoth), Clown (Ziggy), Phantom (Spook), Enchi( Stenchi) .................Royal 0.12 - Pastel (Elanor), Spider (Willow), Normal het pied (Loki),, Pastel Sterling Orange Hypo (Misty), Normal (WC parents) (Cinders), Pewter (Tinuviel), Yellowbelly (Kaiko), Mojave (Milly), Champagne (Bubbles), Fire (Flame), Karma paradox (Smudge), Amoretti (Rita).Boa's 2.2.1- Eowyn (common), Snuggles (BCC), Bonnie (BCC), Bear (BCL) & Baileys (Kahl strain)..........Western Hognose 0.0.2 - Timmy & Henry.
Coastal*diamond carpet python 0.0.1- Pippin.........Brazilian Rainbow Boa 0.0.1 - Badger..........Granite Burmese 0.1 - Sally
Reticulated python 2.2 - Saru (purple albino), Cheesy (Sunfire albino white), Titan (Platinum Titanium) & Gala (Sunfiretiger het albino)......Rat snake 1.0 Remmy.
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coxcats
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
584 Posts

Posted - 13/09/2012 :  18:14:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
oh blimey! Do I have to do Sas again as well? Not seen any on him or in his viv.

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Cats - Felix, Becky, Max & Willow
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Baobab
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/09/2012 :  18:22:22  Show Profile  Send Baobab an AOL message  Reply with Quote
If there in the same room or youve handled them both whilst wearing the same clothes or having walkies on the same places, then sas will probably have as well.
Quarantine and cross fingers.


Royal 8.0 - Piebald (Dipstick), Calico (Flake), Pinstripe (Copper), Kingpin het Hypo (Gabriel), Soulsucker (Morgoth), Clown (Ziggy), Phantom (Spook), Enchi( Stenchi) .................Royal 0.12 - Pastel (Elanor), Spider (Willow), Normal het pied (Loki),, Pastel Sterling Orange Hypo (Misty), Normal (WC parents) (Cinders), Pewter (Tinuviel), Yellowbelly (Kaiko), Mojave (Milly), Champagne (Bubbles), Fire (Flame), Karma paradox (Smudge), Amoretti (Rita).Boa's 2.2.1- Eowyn (common), Snuggles (BCC), Bonnie (BCC), Bear (BCL) & Baileys (Kahl strain)..........Western Hognose 0.0.2 - Timmy & Henry.
Coastal*diamond carpet python 0.0.1- Pippin.........Brazilian Rainbow Boa 0.0.1 - Badger..........Granite Burmese 0.1 - Sally
Reticulated python 2.2 - Saru (purple albino), Cheesy (Sunfire albino white), Titan (Platinum Titanium) & Gala (Sunfiretiger het albino)......Rat snake 1.0 Remmy.
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coxcats
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
584 Posts

Posted - 13/09/2012 :  18:23:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
oh poo!

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