Mites

[TylerWortman]

So there's a lot of talk about ways to get rid of mites etc but I still have some questions.....

How do you get rid of your mites?

What's the fastest way to get rid of mites?

WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?

I keep my snakes cages pretty clean. Spot clean when I need to and a complete clean about every 3-4 months....

My JCP is a juve and currently in a 20 gallon long (viv is in the process of being built), I use coco brick for her bedding, she has a ceramic water bowl, two hides (1 wooden, the other stone), and a large wooden climbing structure with fake leaves....

What do you think the fastest way for me to disinfect her enclosure and accessories?


I took all her items out of her cage and soaking them in bleach and really really hot water. Sprayed her down with the mite spray and let her bathe in water and a spray of that stuff for about 10 minutes while I wiped down her cage (I sprayed her cage completely down with the mite spray not missing one spot). I put in new bedding and an extra wooden hide and log set up for her to perch on and a small dish of water. Im gonna let her items soak for about an hour and then let them sit out to dry for 24.

To me this seems like a lot of work and that I don't need to take everything to this extreme cleaning level. But I HATE mites and feel like if I don't take it to this level of cleaning I wont get rid of them......

What can I do differently that would speed up this cleaning process?

Am I missing anything?

and again, Where do they come from?