Is gasoline safe for mite treatment?

[aart]

I think I probably won't use it.

Probably?!?!

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

Probably?!?!

Yup, probably. Mostly because I'm not actually sure if they have it.

 

[aart]

Yup, probably. Mostly because I'm not actually sure if they have it.

Well, if they do have SLM, definitely do not use gasoline.

 

[d_outcast]

Just make sure you're not smoking when you"re treating them. lol

 

[drinkoj]

All I can keep thinking about is the Jr's chemistry kit and Foghorn Leghorn episode.

 

[debeps]

It is not a preventative measure.
This is how to treat. Scaly leg mite infestations can get bad and the worse they get, the harder to eradicate.
I don't believe scaly leg mites are that common. I've never experienced them in decades of chicken keeping. Maybe I've been lucky.

I'm not a big one for taking preventative measures other than big ventilation, fresh wholesome nutrition, clean water and general cleanliness.
Chemicals and drugs don't have much use here.

They're not uncommon. I'm here because all of my flock has them. A woman who keeps a rescue near me says they're quite common where I live (Vashon Island, in the PNW) and she believes it has to do with our forest. I'm not sure if that's true or not. But we don't necessarily get hard freezes in the winter, and I suspect that contributes.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Suffocating the mites with petroleum jelly is the common treatment. Vaseline is a common name brand of petroleum jelly.