Nix as a treatment for Reptile Mites (Ophionyssus natricis).

Mites are an ectoparasite that prey on the blood of reptiles but most commonly found on snakes. They are not fatal to the animal if found in small numbers but nevertheless must be treated and eradicated to prevent the numbers from spreading. Reptiles mites are highly contagious to other reptiles but not to humans or other mammal pets.

There are many methods of eradication all with debatable effectiveness versus toxicity of the product being used. Nix is commercially available as a children’s lice shampoo with very low toxicity allowance which is why it is commonly used for children’s lice. When searched online, there exists popular discussions about the toxicity of Nix and the ill effects on reptiles but in all of these cases, the product was used without dilution and left for too long of a time period on the animal.

Please see recommended guideline below in the Care Sheet section for use on infested reptiles. These are to be used as a guideline only and common sense and good judgement on the part of the user is expected for the effectiveness to be in full.