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hypoaspis miles or predatory mites

Dichlorvos.

I've heard success stories as well in using these, but I think the intent of this thread though was just to document the efficacy of using predatory mites, not necessarily to explore other options (capable though they may be).
 
TheFragginDragon said:
Dichlorvos.

I've heard success stories as well in using these, but I think the intent of this thread though was just to document the efficacy of using predatory mites, not necessarily to explore other options (capable though they may be).
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I understand I went off the topic but it just seemed like a lot of time and work to order predatory mites. Plus you have to pay for the predatory mites and shipping cost. You can buy a No Pest Strip for $7.00

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Brandon
 
That would probably work with snakes and some lizards but amphibs are very sensitive and a wet, humid envirnment I would not want to run the risk of exposure.
 
fletchneff said:
That would probably work with snakes and some lizards but amphibs are very sensitive and a wet, humid envirnment I would not want to run the risk of exposure.
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Yea I understand that. Ive only tried it on snakes myself but ive had friends who used it on snakes, tegus, monitors, leopard geckos, and chameleons. You have to be really careful with them though cause I killed off all my crickets for my chameleon by leaving it out in my reptile room.
 
I must say the mites are dropping by the day and we are down to a few visual. I am very suprised by the results.
 
Me and my son managed to catch them yesterday out of the terrarium. We looked at each one from head to toe with a magnifying glass. There were absolutly zero on them, Used to be you could look at them and see the on their belly and in their leg joints. We looked each one up and down and they had none. I think that if it were to happen again in the terrarium I would probably do it again. It even has eliminated a little gnat problem that was in the exclosure too, as of last week there are no more in the tank and it usually had 3 or 4 flying around. Very impressed by the outcome.
 
Two thumbs way way up for Predatory Mites!!! Used these little tiny beasties back in 2004. Took in a boa with the worst mite infestation I'd ever seen. Thought I killed them all on her then a month later found them on her again and they had migrated to a Savu python in a complete other room. Across the house. Was amazing to see that within an hour of placing the mites in the enclosures that it appeared to me that you could see the snake mites running for their lives. Within a week or two they were 100% gone.

Side note and a bit off topic: A girl friend of mine told me she tried Lady Bugs for a minor mite infestation she had and it worked. This is not proven however as it was the first I'd heard of it. But Lady Bugs are predatory bugs. So maybe.

But yeah. Predatory Mites all the way!!! :thumbsup:
 
Ladybugs was another option that I looked at. I did speak to someone that used them and had great success with them. If I ever get them again I may try that option just to try it.
 
Its been a few weeks since and I will say once the mites were gone the Khuli's geckos colors have come back to a very impressive color pattern. I just assumed they were a brown but now there is a variable of brown,tan and some black in there. We have been problem free for a litle bit but we are still heavily wiping the outer tank and cleaning our hands after touching the tank.
 
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