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mites and parasites
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by JSHarrison on July 16, 2002
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what would be the best way to get rid of mites and parasites in wild caught snakes.I am keeping them seperate from my captive born snakes( a burm,and 2 false water cobras).The w.c. snakes are in the quarantine period.(1 S.copperhead&1grey rat)I was just wondering if there is any additional steps I can take,my c.b. animals are very healthy is there any thing I can do anything to prevent spead of parasites or other diseases of a wild caught reptile to my current animals,and also so that any wild caught snakes I decide to keep are as healthy as possible?
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J.S.Harrison
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RE: mites and parasites
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by TomT on July 16, 2002
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In order to treat internal parasites effectively, you need to know how many of what type of parasites are present in the animal. This is best accomplished by having a fecal sample checked at your vet. Once the type and quantity of parasite(s) are known a treatment protocol can be established and followed. As for external parasites, I've never caught a snake that had mites or ticks on it, but you can treat the enclosure with "Provent a Mite" (a "ProProducts Company product). If you need further information, feel free to write me.
Tom
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by fizzbob7 on July 16, 2002
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provent a mite works really good...i had a lot of mites when i had a large burm and i could keep them off the snake but not out of the enclosure until i used the spray...its worth it...
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