provent-a-mite and young colubrids?

I just found two mites on my female Blue Beauty snake. Checked the boa next door, and yep, there they were, floating in the water bowl. I plan on treating everybody, but I'm worried about the beauties because they're young. Is it ok to use provent-a-mite on yearling or younger colubrids? These guys are still about the same diameter as my pinky, and maybe 2 feet long (maybe slightly longer- they're too squirrelly to measure accurately.) If I shouldn't use PAM, what do I use? Just soaking and thorough cleaning? They're in rubbermaids, so I plan on running everything through the dishwasher. Another question- if PAM is bad for them, do I move them into another room when I treat everyone else's cage? I also have a yearling pueblan milk, who I haven't checked yet. Ok to treat her, too?

Shannon,
As long as you follow the directions precisely - you'll have no problems.
Provent-A-Mite is very safe if used properly.

1. Remove the animal and water bowl from the enclosure.
2. Spray the entire enclosure at a rate of 1 second per sq foot of floor space. IMPORTANT - do this in a separate room (or outdoors).
3. Allow the enclosure to air out for a minimum of 20 minutes.
4. Replace the water bowl and animal.

The residual characteristics of Provent-A-Mite will protect the enclosure for thirty days.

I would suggest that you treat all of your animals. If you've found mites within two enclosures, they are probably in the others as well.

Good Luck.

Thanks, Mike. I've had to treat before, but at that time I only had larger snakes, and I was worried about the little guys. I just ordered some provent-a-mite, so hopefully it will be here soon!

I have used provent a mite on kings and pines of less than a year and not had aproblem. I should say I used it on their cages. Follow the directions and you're good. Try De Flea on the snakes directly, I got mine from The Bean Farm... works rerally well for direct applications.

Uh.....I had to read your post twice because when you were saying, "PAM", I was thinking the COOKING SPRAY....thinking, wow, that's one I've never heard of...using PAM to kill mites!!!

Sheesh, I need either lots of caffeine or lots of sleep, lol.....