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Mites and the Microwave!

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klvan

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As an additional procaution does anybody have an opinion
about microwave zapping my vivarium accessories in order to
kill "blow up" any remaining mites/eggs. I have some great cardboard hide boxes that the snake loves but I cant soak them. I thought if I microwave them I will for sure kill them.
Any opinions?
 
hmm

Good question!!! And honestly I can't say if it would work or not.

But I love Pro Exotics variety of FAQs. I believe they are some of the best around...and just in case you haven't already seen it or want some more ideas on battling your mites I thought I'd include the link:

http://proexotics.com/FAQ_answers_get_rid_of_mites.html

Hopefully someone will know your answer! Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

bmm
 
If I were you, I would just throw them away and get new hides.
I've never had any experiences with mites and from what I've heard I never want to. So just to be safe I would just get rid of them. Just my opinion, of course
 
MITES

I recently had an episode with mites, and I purchased a product called reptile relief. My snake guys recommended it. It's like a snake shampoo and it reacts with the mites endoskeletal system, kinda blows them up, and anyway I sprayed it on my snakes hide (as well as on the snake and bottom of cage...following the instructions) which is cardboard and it's been almost a month now and we are mite free. I also had a friend of mine who worked with snakes for years say that she would bake the substrate she used in her store first to possibly kill any mites....anyone have any thoughts on this?? Hope my 2 cents helps.:cool:
 
Be very careful if you do decide to micro the cardboard. I tried to micro my woodchip substrate (thought maybe mites had originated from there) and well erm managed to set fire to micro (not in good books with parents) :eek: If they are cheap hides I'd suggest chucking them and getting new ones. Micro is OK for chunks of wood or bark in my experience. Maybe you'd want to take that with a pinch of salt seeing as I've destroyed kitchen appliances!! :D
 
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