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<H1>mites?</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: MedowieMan</STRONG><BR><BR>Howdy, today saw little critters crawling on my baby jungles that looked like grains of sand with lots of legs.

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Are these mites or some sort of lice?

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I've looked around a bit on the net and mites are described as black specks - not sand coloured. Does anybody know what they are and of an effective treatment? There were chooks in the adjoining shed for a while with what I think were the same thing on them. Chook lice?

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Any help would be appreciated, regards, Steve.

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</P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: leptomaniac</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Steve,

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They will not be bird lice, but rather Reptile Mites. This mite is specific to reptiles and can take a heavy toll on your collection, if not put in check quickly.

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Place your animals in pillow slips overnight, every night. Gorged mites will detach from the animal and get caught in the cloth - wash slip immediately in hot water. Rub lanolin onto the animal to suffocate the remaining mites. You will probably need to repeat these steps for two-three weeks.

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The cage must be thoroughly cleaned, as well. There are mite and lice sprays available from pet shops, which are not harmful to reptiles. Disinfect all cage decorations and remove old substrate. Then spray the bare cage with mite and lice spray. Once dry, rinse the residue away and reset the cage with fresh substrate and clean decorations.

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In order to prevent recurrence, do not add collected materials to your cage. Buy what you need from a reliable source and where possible, use synthetic materials.

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Good luck,

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Andrew.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: MedowieMan</STRONG><BR><BR>Gudday Andrew, thanks for the tips mate. I stripped their tank and disinfected it, chucked all the furnishings and gave them a swim in vegetable oil then wiped them dry (found that one on the web somewhere) haven't seen the little critters since but will also do as you say just to be sure.

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What snakes do you keep?

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Regards, Steve.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: leptomaniac</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Steve,

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Good on you - the faster the response, the better the result. At the moment, I have a Murray-Darling Carpet Python and a Coastal Queensland Carpet Python. I am planning to acquire some Ridge-tailed Monitors and couple of other things soon, though.

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Good luck with the mite eradication.

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Cheers,

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Andrew.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: slotha</STRONG><BR><BR>What size enclosure would you need for the Ridgey's?

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Tim

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</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: leptomaniac</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Tim,

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As juvies, a 2' enclosure would be fine, but to accommodate an adult breeding pair, you would need something about 4'x2'x2' - just to give them some space.

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Take care,

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Andrew.

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