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 The "ugh" bug

ok well i feel like a horses butt right now...i discovered sunday night that shela had mites in her cage...dont know where they came from...she was vet checked when i got her, and my other geckos were mite free. so my only guess would be from the bedding because i use the natural looking stuff. so yesturday, her, and my 2 geckos got a betadine/water bath and are sitting in my mothers room in new cages. the 2 geckos are in plastic shoe boxes with heating pads, and shela is back in her 65gallon rep-mesh. i thank the gods that the infestation wasnt bad. when i bathed the geckos, didnt see any bugs...and when i bathed shela, i saw like 7 mites. i took a q-tip and scrubbed her head. then wrapped her in a towl and we sat in the sun for a bit. after she dried, i checked her and she was mite free. so i missed school and work yesturday...and missing school today and off work tonight.

as for the cages today:

i cleaned out shela’s cage, unscrewed her wooden furniture...took the green carpet off (to throw away, i have more), vaccumed and scraped her cage, and her cage is currently sitting outside, sealed up, with 4 cat flea collars cut up sitting in it on tin foil. its been out there for about 2 hours now...

working on the first gecko cage...its sitting in the bath tub with bleach and water and i got to go get that in a few...gonna do the same with the other gecko cage...i rinsed off all decor, and got the wood stuff in my stove cooking for the next 2 hours.

i vaccumed my room a couple of times this morning, gonna do some more in a little bit.

and i have a can of provent a mite on the way. ordered it this morning.

but i got to go get the cage ouuta the tub and rinse it...

this is gonna be a hetic day...wish me luck!



09/30/08  02:55pm

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Beedee
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   Message To: Birdfever69   In reference to Message Id: 1871576


 The "ugh" bug

man that sucks! i remember a few years back when i had an iguana, mites did accumulate due to the bedding. i had to destroy a kick butt cage i had made, very frustrating. from then on i used paper towels and newspapers as substrate.
09/30/08  03:48pm

 #1871873


Sill 4
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   Message To: Birdfever69   In reference to Message Id: 1871576


 The "ugh" bug

That really does suck big.

However, it is fortunate that you caught it in time and eliminated the bugs before they caused serious damage!
09/30/08  07:36pm

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Birdfever69
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   Message To: Sill 4   In reference to Message Id: 1871873


 The "ugh" bug

woo hoo! the provent a mite arrived today...but i had to take my SAT test all moring till 1...and now i have to go to work...ugh...so i wont be able to treat her till tonight or tomorrow...but im glad i finally got it!! woot woot!
10/04/08  01:52pm


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