Mites :(

[Danielle Mammano]

I currently have four pac mans, two of which are in a split 40 breeder. I have misidentified mites as harmless springtails, and my poor babies have paid the price.

My male has bubbling skin on his back that is peeling away yet healing surprisingly fast. My Female has red spots all over her back. They are now in medical tanks with paper towels and fresh water, but I am at a loss as to how I can kill the mites on them without hurting them. most anti-mite products I can buy have Pyrethrin in them. My vet, while being experienced in reptiles and amphibians, was not sure what to give them as he does not stock any mite treatments meant for frogs. He told me to look into mineral oil perhaps because it may suffocate the mites, but I've heard there is a bath you can buy for a frog that has mites. Does anyone here know what it's called and where I can get it?

Deep cleaning their tank with bleach and letting it sit for a week before letting them back in. I plan on dry ice bombing the new substrate before putting them back into the tank just for good measure too.

[GrifTheGreat]

I currently have four pac mans, two of which are in a split 40 breeder. I have misidentified mites as harmless springtails, and my poor babies have paid the price.

My male has bubbling skin on his back that is peeling away yet healing surprisingly fast. My Female has red spots all over her back. They are now in medical tanks with paper towels and fresh water, but I am at a loss as to how I can kill the mites on them without hurting them. most anti-mite products I can buy have Pyrethrin in them. My vet, while being experienced in reptiles and amphibians, was not sure what to give them as he does not stock any mite treatments meant for frogs. He told me to look into mineral oil perhaps because it may suffocate the mites, but I've heard there is a bath you can buy for a frog that has mites. Does anyone here know what it's called and where I can get it?

Deep cleaning their tank with bleach and letting it sit for a week before letting them back in. I plan on dry ice bombing the new substrate before putting them back into the tank just for good measure too.

Soaking the frogs is about the only way to get mites off of them. The mites will drown, but there are no safe medicines tbat treat and kill mites for frogs. Use Original Neosporin on the wounds, but be sure that it is actual Original Neosporine WITHOUT pain relief. The painkiller will kill the frog. The Neosporin may even sufficate the mites as well.

[Mentat]

Although it won't answer your question, the following link has great info on mites and disinfecting enclosures from them: Getting rid of reptile mites.

Another option is to get some Melafix at your pet shop fish area. Prepare a gallon solution according to bottle instructions and use that solution (keep bottle in dark cool place) for the frogs baths. Mites will drown and the Melafix will prevent wound infections and help it's healing .

[DVirginiana]

When mine had mites, I just took her out and had three or four successive water baths set up. She spent about five minutes in each one, and I poured water over her back gently, then switched her to the next one. By the time I got her to the last bath, there were no mites left. Then I just deep-cleaned her tank before putting her back in. It was a pretty minor mite problem, but it seemed to work pretty quickly.

[Danielle Mammano]

Thanks SO much everyone! I'll keep giving them baths until their tank is ready. I need to make SUPER sure all the soap is off their ornaments and I used a heavily diluted water/bleach mixture for their deep cleaning just to be hyper sure the mites would die. I've been spraying it down with dechlorinator and water for the past two days, so I think it's probably gone now, but better safe than sorry. I need to get a magnifying glass so I can see the little buggers to make sure they are gone as well. If regular water baths don't work I'll try the Melafix