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02-05-2003, 08:16 AM
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Black Knight (Roach Killer)
I am not here to discuss which mite killer is the best, which is the safest, blah blah blah blah.
I am here to discuss Black Knight roach killer.
About 12-14 months ago...maybe longer.
I acquired a "perfect" animal. This animal introduced me to my first war with mites. I have never seen m ites before so I did tremendous research. Armed with this "research" I figured I could fight any mite there was.
Long Story short............I lost
But then came Black Knight. I was tired of soaking the snakes and bleaching and rinsing the cages with hot scalding water. I was tired of spraying the snakes with stuff that does not work.
So I tried Black Knight. A quick spray in the cage on the animal (Light spray).
Two days later I did another quick spray on the animal. (Very light spray).
And a Repeat four additional days later (Even lighter spray)
And boom I am done. No more mites since then. I now have an expensive can of bug spray that only gets used when I acquire a new animal.
Some of you may ask why the other two sprays......
I did it to make sure I kill the newly hatched mite eggs (if there were some)
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02-06-2003, 05:37 PM
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Well, better to have that expensive can of bug spray just sitting there IN CASE you need it, rather than trying to find a can of that expensive bug spray when you DO NEED it.
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02-25-2003, 11:20 AM
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I also have had a good experience with Black Knight. I used it to treat a minor infestation from animals that were -said to be, and appeared to be- mite free until the eggs hatched a few weeks later.
I now also use Black Knight on incoming animals as a preventative measure in the chance that they carry mites in any stage of life. So far, I have not seen any ill affects from it, with either my snakes, nor other pets, though I do take precautions for both myself and the mammals in my home.
Lauren Rost
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02-25-2003, 03:22 PM
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BK is the only product that actually works IMO.
Just make sure you do not spray it on a rough green snake. I lost mine because he used to drink the droplets of water on his body when I misted him. When I sprayed BK on him, yep, he drank it. Went into convulsions and died a few days later. That had to be the worst experience I ever had with herps, knowing that I inadvertantly killed the snake.
BK works great, just make sure your animals don't injest any.
Now, Reprile Relief.....well.....save your money.
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04-02-2003, 12:50 PM
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Do not use it on feeder snakes
I used it on baby corns that where intented to be fed to a baby king cobra. I waited a week or so before I fed . 3 days after I fed the king she was dead. She was doing awsome up until that point. It is the ony thing I could attribute it to.
Just my thoughts.............
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04-02-2003, 02:34 PM
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I TRADED FOR A GROUP OF HATCHLING COLUBRIDS( OH, YA DID I MENTION HEALTHY AND MITE FREE? LOL) I FOUND A FEW OF THE CRAWLIES AND CALLED UP ROBYN@PRO EXOTICS. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE PAST,AND THIS TIME I RESEARCHED IT AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION BLACK KNIGHT WAS THE WAY TO GO. IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM.GREAT STUFF! AND NOW I TOO HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE CAN OF"BUG SPRAY" JUST SITTING THERE. FEELS GOOD!
KEN LEACH
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04-02-2003, 05:47 PM
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I would have to agree, I had taken in a couple of MITE FREE snakes, and what do you know a couple days later, there are all these little creepy black things crawling all over the cages.
In comes BLACK KNIGHT and out goes the MITES.
I love this stuff, and have several cans on hand, as we also do rescue work with reptiles, and you all know how bad some of those can be.
Thanks
SHAWN
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04-02-2003, 06:18 PM
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Does anyone have any experience using BK with the phorid flies that are becoming more common? Thanks in advance for any responses.
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04-26-2003, 05:49 PM
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As an chemical analyst in the pharmaceautical industry I am very aware of all products active ingredients whether it involves a bottle of shampoo, food, pesticides, or whatever. When I had an animal come in with mites I checked out Black Knight and Proventamite. Each product was way overpriced from $18-$20/can. I wrote down the active ingredients in each and drove about a quarter of a mile to the nearest WalMart and bought a similar product for about three dollars. The active ingredient "permthrin" was 0.25% which is exactly half the level found in one of the other products. It works just as effectively and is actually SAFER because it's less concentrated. I spray the animal and enclosure lightly and immediately wash it off with dishwashing detergent. I've never even had to treat an animal twice when done properly. Save yourself some money.
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06-19-2003, 11:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Greg Riso
As an chemical analyst in the pharmaceautical industry I am very aware of all products active ingredients whether it involves a bottle of shampoo, food, pesticides, or whatever. When I had an animal come in with mites I checked out Black Knight and Proventamite. Each product was way overpriced from $18-$20/can. I wrote down the active ingredients in each and drove about a quarter of a mile to the nearest WalMart and bought a similar product for about three dollars. The active ingredient "permthrin" was 0.25% which is exactly half the level found in one of the other products. It works just as effectively and is actually SAFER because it's less concentrated. I spray the animal and enclosure lightly and immediately wash it off with dishwashing detergent. I've never even had to treat an animal twice when done properly. Save yourself some money.
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Does anyone have comments, warnings, etc., about this method? I found mites on the ball python I bought from FIRE. My computer's motherboard and power supply fried last weekend ($200+ to replace), and as a result, I'm a pretty broke.
PS - where in walmart would I look for this product (name?)
Thanks.
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