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Mite Problem!

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Hello everyone. Okay so long story. I purchased a group of dragons from I thought a reputable breeder from here. I'm not looking to start trouble so will not name the breeder. They were sent to me with mites. She had treated the one with mites and offered to send me the dragon free of charge. I said no thanks, however, he was sent anyway. So I kept me separate and treated him still, because he still had mites. Slowly, I noticed more mites on other dragons. Before I knew it I had a huge problem where they were all over many dragons. I bathed them, used betadine, vegetable oil, and even some mite medicine I bought from a local pet store. Cleaned all all the tanks and was told to use a spray used for lice and used that as well on the enclosures. Thought I had it taken control of and now am finding they are back! Just as bad as before. This has been going on now for well over a year. I need help! Any and all info welcome. Definitely makes me never want to buy from fauna again. I loved this site. I never had mites and have been into beardies well over 8 yrs. Now I can't get rid of them and don't know what to do...please help!
 
Mites on dragons

I had one run in with mites years ago, couple Dragons came from a breeder who also bred snakes. Lucky I caught it before it spread! So this is what I did first clean all enclosures striped bare mind you I did all 25 of my cages baked all furnishings in oven at 150f. All my dragons got throughly inspected bathed any visible mite got dabbed with olive oil with a Q tip. Second bought (Provent -A- Mite) pretty strong stuff 3 cans used two cans total to spray every enclosure and entire room. All dragons spent the night in tubs out side the room. Dragons went back in next day along with baked furnishings no substrate no paper just bare. Sprayed all tubs with prevent a mite and any thing that came in contact with dragons. Repeated this in 30 days although I did not notice any visible mites. Have not had any mites since. I've heard Mites can hitchhike on cats,dogs,people, and will die of starvation 4-6 days without a host I think I remember that mite eggs last a bit longer at least this is what I have researched. Good luck!! Clean sanitation and prevent a mite!!!
 
Mites

From your post it sounds like you didn't kill all the mite eggs! Hope this helps note there were no visible mites when I got the mite infested dragons in from breeder that also bred snakes it wasn't until about 15-20 days till I noticed adult mites. I think your doing all the right things but try the prevent a mite it worked for me.
 
Thanks so much for all your help! I will get that and see what happens. Everyone has been treated with the olive oil and tanks were cleaned and paper towels laid as substrate. Hope to get things figured out. soon.
 
All that baking is not necessary. Use PAM. Provent a mite. I breed boa's and everyone says this is best. Dont spray the dragons which i am sure you know. Take the beardie out,take the cage outside and spray with P A M and cover with saran wrap or close it up tightly,sealing the vent. This will kill everything and what does hatch will crawl onto the
P A M and will die also.

Spray the room floor if you can. Spray anything you can in that room.
 
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