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01-Jun-08, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by trouser_snake6  As I said, they're wild, there immune to mites. While our little captive bred's aren't. | Who taught you that? Where is your research and/or facts to back that up?
P.s. I fixed it for you incase you cared.
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01-Jun-08, 06:27 PM
|  | slimin about! Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Cairns | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tatelina Who taught you that? Where is your research and/or facts to back that up?
P.s. I fixed it for you incase you cared. | You didn't fix it properly... It should read: As I said, they're wild, they're immune to mites. While our little captive bred snakes aren't.
Or even better still.... As I said, they're wild, there is no known immunity to mites. While our little captive bred snakes most likely share that immune deficiency. |
01-Jun-08, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Tatelina Who taught you that? Where is your research and/or facts to back that up?
P.s. I fixed it for you incase you cared. | People have told me(the vet) and i've read it on the net.....
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01-Jun-08, 06:28 PM
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just steralize , who cares what people think jut be on the good steralizing side, not the dark leave it as it is side(no offence ment people that don't steralize)
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01-Jun-08, 06:28 PM
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How can you say wild snakes are immune to mites? Is that why wild snakes don't get mites? Or would it be more accurate to say they have more freedom to move to rid themselves of them - moving around scrapes them off or soaking in streams drowns them.
I have heard conflicting comments some say mites come from the bush others say they don't. Reptuable ppl say they don't yet my supervisor from the wildife park reckons they got mites in their collection once because a volly took a wild reptile amongst them. And he isn't a dumb person, has over 20 years experience with reptiles.
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01-Jun-08, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by willia6 I'm in a half mind weather your popular or not.
just came up with a topic that AP&S is half half about.
it's sort of like MDs or bredlis I suppose.
but I think that you might be pretty popular if you make a thread like this again. | ..errrr
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01-Jun-08, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mysnakesau How can you say wild snakes are immune to mites? | When Austin steven's has been a herpetologist 20 years +, when he say's they do, you have to believe it.
Look, it takes nothing more 5 minutes to sterolize a branch then when you don't it takes a hour + to take your snake to the vet.
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01-Jun-08, 06:36 PM
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just steralize it.
case closed we 1.
end of story.
the answer is steralize it.
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01-Jun-08, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by trouser_snake6 When Austin steven's has been a herpetologist 20 years +, when he say's they do, you have to believe it.. | Good old Austin Stevens............ awesome 
Dont take everything on TV as a given.
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01-Jun-08, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by slim6y You didn't fix it properly... It should read:
As I said, they're wild, they're immune to mites. While our little captive bred snakes aren't.
Or even better still....
As I said, they're wild, there is no known immunity to mites. While our little captive bred snakes most likely share that immune deficiency. | True...but I didn't want to overburden anyone's brain. 
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01-Jun-08, 06:38 PM
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Each to his/her own personally i'd be more worried about the steralizing agent or the kid next doors filthy little fingers. I've just had a bad day lol.
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01-Jun-08, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by trouser_snake6 When Austin steven's has been a herpetologist 20 years +, when he say's they do, you have to believe it.
Look, it takes nothing under 5 minutes to sterolize a branch then when you don't it takes a hour + to take your snake to the vet. | I'm not convinced a branch is sterilised in 5 minutes. A branch with bark has an incredibly high surface area. Even at 100'C for 5 minutes (other than slight smouldering) you wouldn't be heating under much of the poorly conductive bark.
If you use sprays or even fully submerge the stick, unless it's in very high grade disenfectant and you get in every nook and cranny, I'd say sterilisation just won't occur!
On top of this - take a good soap for example... the antibacterial ones in particular. They do not kill all the bacteria (thankfully).
Sorry, I just don't share your enthusiasm or reasoning for sterilising - however, it's ok to do so!
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01-Jun-08, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by trouser_snake6 When Austin steven's has been a herpetologist 20 years +, when he say's they do, you have to believe it.
Look, it takes nothing more 5 minutes to sterolize a branch then when you don't it takes a hour + to take your snake to the vet. | Yeah but dont forget mate , that guy is completely nuts .....  |
01-Jun-08, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by willia6 just steralize it.
case closed we 1.
end of story.
the answer is steralize it. | Your spelling and grammar is appalling.
You FAIL!
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01-Jun-08, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by slim6y I'm not convinced a branch is sterilised in 5 minutes. A branch with bark has an incredibly high surface area. Even at 100'C for 5 minutes (other than slight smouldering) you wouldn't be heating under much of the poorly conductive bark.
If you use sprays or even fully submerge the stick, unless it's in very high grade disenfectant and you get in every nook and cranny, I'd say sterilisation just won't occur!
On top of this - take a good soap for example... the antibacterial ones in particular. They do not kill all the bacteria (thankfully).
Sorry, I just don't share your enthusiasm or reasoning for sterilising - however, it's ok to do so! | just take the bark of some how and use it without the bark or put the temp at 200C.
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