by horridus » Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:07 am
I work in a veterinary hospital and have access to all kinds of miticides, and have tried most. i also have a large collection (>100) and occasionally get imports with mites. I was a firm believer in the ivomectin solution until i got a kingsnake that was covered in mites, i soaked him in ivomectin dilution, and they were still there. i repeated numerous times to no avail. Then a doctor friend told me about fipronil (frontline is the brand name here in the states, and i know i saw it it SA coz i bought some for my dogs in december). You want to get the frontline spray, and spray the animals, the cage and the space between the cages. It is amazing how well it works. I now spray every cage that i clean with it, and i have yet to see a mite. I know it is working, because i have got parasite covered animals that cleared up with in a day!. The only prohibitive thing is that it is expensive. I dont really mind because i have boas and pythons and am always concerned about IBD, so its no big deal, but i think it was around 3-400 rand a bottle. Not so sure. It is definately the best method i have used thus far, and safest. i have treated everything from neonate house snakes and GTP's to adult JCP's and burms.
Good luck, cheers donald