From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2005-01-12 23:49:04 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] adrenals and clumping
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6773723.1105573744497.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Here's something on freezing... "mites exposed to -15 C lived up to 5 days" You can find the full article here...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7465495&dopt=Abstract
This is a study done on a specific type of mite, so I don't know how much it would apply to the type of mites we're dealing with in ferrets. I originally found this when I was trying to find out if microwaving something would be an effective method of killing the little buggers. Apparently not.
Heating seems to be most effective of all the kitchen related methods of killing them. And not all that hot either.
mike
Author wrote:
> A tip on how to deal with ear mitts in bedding if you want to save the
> smell. But the item into a zip lock bag (two or three times if you worried
> about the little monster getting out) and place into frezzer for 72 hours.
> This is what I did with Jaws' blanket I made him just before he passed.
> [Moderator's Question: did you find confirmation anywhere that freezing kills ear mites