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MissCat
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 Posted - 05/06/2009 : 22:11:39
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| Where do mites lay their eggs? |
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Blackecho
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Posted - 05/06/2009 : 22:21:06
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| Substrate usually. |
 
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MissCat
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Posted - 05/06/2009 : 22:25:35
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do they stick like, say, headlice, or roll like a fleas would?
in THEORY is it possible to get rid of mites without the use of predator mites or chemicals i.e frontline?
I haven't seen any more mites at all since the oil bath and i have been changing the substrate(kitchen towel) every day, and changing the cardboard hides/water bowl every other day...
so if no more appear over the course of say, a month, is it possible that they are gone? or do i really have to use a chemical? |
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Blackecho
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Posted - 05/06/2009 : 22:27:47
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| Its possible, I'm not sure how sticky they are, but the cycle for eggs is 2-3 weeks. So if you have nothing then you probably wont. |
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MissCat
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Posted - 05/06/2009 : 22:37:18
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| sorry about this, but do you have any pictures of the predator mites at all? i am just wondering if it was the predator mites i found, or whether it was the actual "bad" mites... as i say, no sign of them now, not even on her. |
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Blackecho
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MissCat
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Posted - 05/06/2009 : 22:41:30
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hmm. so they were the "bad" mites then, not the defender type ones.
Will i get looked down upon if i DONT go the frontline route, or is it generally better do do it? |
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Blackecho
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Posted - 05/06/2009 : 22:42:23
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| Not at all. Next time (hopefully there won't be one) I'm going to try Ardap personally. |
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MissCat
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Posted - 05/06/2009 : 22:48:41
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i'm using ardap on the viv she was in before i realised she had them, but i am keeping her in a rub for now until i can get her mite free/shed/fed/calmer.
she just wont lose that ruddy skin. she's been blue/cloudy eyed for over a week now, and she hasn't eaten for over a month. :( |
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