> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 14:45:18 -0500
> From: "Neil A. Meister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> A local pet store is using a product made for treating bird mites
> for their reptiles. I'm wondering if this might inadvertently harm
> their geckos which are housed nearby. I think the product is made
> by Hagen and contains Paradichlorobenzene. It comes in a small
> metal container with a few holes in it. It's being used similar to
> the NO-pest strip treatment (ie, placed in cage for only a few hours at a
> time).
Paradichlorobenzene is what is used in mothballs that aren't naphthalene.
If you want to try it, mothballs would be a lot cheaper.
> Also wondering if this product is safe for reptiles in general.
AFAIK, this whole class of compounds is hepatotoxic in mammals.
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