Lyle--- I note that you are recommending liquid soap for mite treatment. Have you found that liquid soap is more effective than vegetable or mineral oil for suffocating mites?
Always interested in the latest, most effective remedies. Elizabeth Seattle Lyle Puente writes: >I would quarantine each gecko in a sparsely furnished cage and treat >each gecko by hand. I use a cotton swab dipped in liquid soap and dab a >drop on each mite. They will then easily be wiped off with a dry swab. >Onced they are all removed....keep a close watch for more who may >venture out of deep recesses. In a week or two eggs may hatch with a >fresh batch. > > >On Jan 22, 2005, at 1:39 AM, Jason Perillo wrote: >> Greetings all, >> Anyone ever dealt with Mites on Uroplatus Geckos? I just recently >> imported a fairly good sized group of these geckos and two animals >> that are housed together have just started to show signs of red mites. >> The mites are in low numbers and are not very obvious. I saw about >> ten total on both geckos. The animals that are invected are my Mossy >> Leaf Tails. Any tips would be appreciated as I would like to part >> with this issue as soon as possible. I'm looking for the safest >> method of ridding them from the geckos. >> Cheers >> Jason > > >Lyle Puente >President >Global Gecko Association > >My Brothers Banned >http://www.mybrothersbanned.com > >_______________________________________________ >Global Gecko Association >http://www.gekkota.com >Classifieds >http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi >gecko mailing list >gecko@lists.gekkota.com >http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > -- Elizabeth ~~~~geckos make me smile huge~~~~ _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list gecko@lists.gekkota.com http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
