Hydra

[aquamentus_11]

sounds like i overreacted.......they sprayed down the old cage and then put them in a new one after they sprayed the snakes themselves.

[EasternGirl]

I wouldn't have taken her back to that place. I do understand you protecting Hydra...but you may have to treat her now anyway.

[EasternGirl]

I have no idea about that stuff...maybe buy some when you are there and then you can treat her again with it. Read the directions...maybe it tells you how many times to treat and how long to wait between treatments. Or, you can use the stuff Mike suggested and treat the new enclosure before you put her in it. Just make sure you wait the amount of time he said before putting her in.

[aquamentus_11]

i'll keep an eye on hydra. the ribbon was in a plastic tub with a locking lid. i wouldn't expect a lot of mite traffic, but i wouldn't rule it out either. taking her back may not have been the ideal thing to do, but it solved the problem. i could never be sure that they were all gone. i'll just stick with cbb's from now on.

[mikem]

Any snake can get mites...wild caught, captive born, captive bred, captive hatched... doesn't matter. Eventually everyone who keeps reptiles will have to deal with them. Just keep an eye out over the next couple of weeks, but you're probably not gonna have an issue.

[aquamentus_11]

ok, cool. thanks for the help

[EasternGirl]

So..you're not going to go back to get her then?

[aquamentus_11]

no. as much as i'd like to, i have a responsibility to keep hydra healthy.

[aquamentus_11]

i don't hold out much hope for Hydra these days. she looks great, but she doesn't even react to food. the motion of live fish or worms has no effect. she doesn't even flick her tongue at them. she will starve. i don't know what's wrong and it's frustrating.

[Selkielass]

What a shame. I had a hard time getting Abby to eat when I first caught her, but she came around eventually.
I hope you have a break-thru soon with Hydra.