Mites

Dealing with Mites

 Over the last few weeks my Bearded Dragons have had a spate of mites and I have tried most of the bought remedies but still they return.

 I am now trying some of the home remedies like olive oil there are a few steps while dealing with mites.

1.  Bath your beardies and observe where the mites are hanging around (check round the flaps of skin around the legs and around the eyes and in the corner of the mouth).
2.  I use a small makeup brush to scoop the mites of then kill them on a hard surface.
3.  Dry the beardies with a towel and once dried recheck for mites.
4.  Use olive oil over the beardies body to basically suffocate any mites that you have missed.
5.  Empty all bedding out of reptile house and disinfect.
6.  While you are dealing with the mite problem keep them on kitchen towel till the mite problem has been sorted (then use fresh bedding when the mites have gone).

 With using olive oil you can even use it on the head of the dragon but still be careful and i'm very weary with the products you buy and using them around the head area.