Quote Originally Posted by Heatheranne View Post
Ugh! How frustrating! I use mite powder between 2 paper towels to line the shelves. I don't want the powder to actually come in contact with the cultures. I'm sure it could be harmful to the frogs. I also keep a citronella candle near. I've gotten a few mites but nothing like in the past. I also moved them up higher in the shelves.

Neat idea! I'll be interested to see how the tape works . Will you update after some time to let us know?
They could have been in my cculture media?
It's been over 2 weeks and the cultures are flourishing with the new Repashy 'super fly'.
It mixes nicely too. The developed very quickly !
I would have to say, twice as fast as the other product I was using!!!!

I worry about the paper. The warnings worry me ( plus I have cats)
I hold the bottom of the culture container and tap the ff into a plastic bag/ then dust/then feed.... so I would be in contact with the chemical so often , sometimes twice a day.

Plus I reach into the bag w/ a gloved hand to toss the FF into the enclosure !!!
I would imagine the chemical could penetrate the paper towel ?

I'm surprised that after all these years and some clever person has not 'invented' a better way to culture FF

Here is a paper I found off the FDA site regarding the 2 chemicals in an alternate"natural" product
Natural Chemistry Reptile Healthy Habitat Reptile Bacteria Cleaners

http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/chem_sea...ug-95_001c.pdf

The two chemicals are use to make colace -stool softer and desenx- foot powder

I don't want to use this either.

I think I'll stick to my double sided tape for now I put it abound the edge of the shelves as well

Does anyone know if Repashy has a chemical in it to 'kill' mites ?
If so, I might be making my own recipe.


Repashy :
INGREDIENTS: Potato Granules, Brewers Dried Yeast, Fructose, Nixtamal, Dried Nopal, Dried Kelp, Alfalfa Leaf, Cinnamon, Dried Krill, RoseHips, Calendula Flower, Marigold Flower Extract, Phaffia Rhodozyma Yeast, Paprika Extract, Spirulina Algae, Turmeric, Salt, Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Gluconate, Canthaxanthin, Malic Acid, Guar Gum, Calcium Propionate, Methylparaben and Potassium Sorbate , Lecithin, Rosemary Extract and Mixed Tocopherols (as preservatives), Vitamins (Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Beta Carotene, Pantothenic Acid, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement)

There is nothing here that bothers me- much The only ingredient I was not immediately sure about was
Choline Chloride = a nutrient necessary for animals / for maintenance of cell structure and function.

This does have mold inhibitors , however ? ( Methylparaben and Potassium Sorbate) but "natural"

Mixed Tocopherols ??? did not look this up , I believe it has something to with ( for humans - anyway)
Vit E and antioxidants ? so I'm confused as to why its stated in the ingredients as being a "perservative"

I'm no biochemist