tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930685593463457360.post9101286648554681100..comments2023-06-12T01:18:25.108-07:00Comments on Heather's Herps: Mites, the enemy of HerpersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12445475046128331168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930685593463457360.post-32958403831996989622009-10-28T15:07:09.052-07:002009-10-28T15:07:09.052-07:00I have PAMed the quarantin tank and the substrate ...I have PAMed the quarantin tank and the substrate (blank newsprint), but not the hides. And I gave the new snake a bath in some soapy water before putting her in the tank.<br /><br />...aaaaand I just stumbled over a forum in which several people explicitly told some guy to read the directions on the bottle and NOT to spray his snake directly, and then he came back the next day saying he'd sprayed down everything INCLUDING the animal. <br /><br />I think I need a break from the internet now.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930685593463457360.post-36103971977717353672009-10-26T23:29:36.574-07:002009-10-26T23:29:36.574-07:00So I've heard that some breeders PaM all new s...So I've heard that some breeders PaM all new snakes before quarantining them. Do you do that?<br /><br />I haven't, and I've been lucky enough not to have mites. But neither do I want them--and I've got a new pied arriving this week, and my spider sense tells me to take a little extra precaution with this one.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.com