oh boy, i got mites

[NetBSD]

well I dont have them but this guys does



the only thing i can think is he got them from the aspen bedding i recently changed to, so hes on paper towels again and will be for a month or so and then i still dunno if ill go back to bedding or not.

anyway i soaked him and cleaned his tank with bleach and water now i gotta go get some stuff to kill the mites when the local pet shop opens but heres a pic of the one mite i found on him as i was holding him this morning



and i was just saying on another forum of how i never had mites, go figure. anyway after soaking him i found about dozzen mites on the bottom of the container so he does have more then the one i found . anyway just figured id share the image of the mite so people get an idea of what to look for.

oh and wish me luck! i still gotta wait a few days to check the female BP to see if she has them yet because she just ate

[drache]

and i was just saying on another forum of how i never had mites, go figure. anyway after soaking him i found about dozzen mites on the bottom of the container so he does have more then the one i found . anyway just figured id share the image of the mite so people get an idea of what to look for.

oh and wish me luck! i still gotta wait a few days to check the female BP to see if she has them yet because she just ate

since you've never had them, let me tell you - there's always more than one, plus eggs
and if you've so much as handled the other one after this one, without changing your shirt, I bet they spread - little buggers
there's a couple of mite threads on the forum you can check out
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gene...341-mites.html
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husbandry/671-more-about-mites.html
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/urge...978-mites.html
just a few, and there are more . . .
they do make for pretty informative reading
good luck with the damned bugs

[NetBSD]

since you've never had them, let me tell you - there's always more than one, plus eggs
and if you've so much as handled the other one after this one, without changing your shirt, I bet they spread - little buggers
there's a couple of mite threads on the forum you can check out
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gene...341-mites.html
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husbandry/671-more-about-mites.html
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/urge...978-mites.html
just a few, and there are more . . .
they do make for pretty informative reading
good luck with the damned bugs

yeah ive been reading all morning along with since i started getting into snakes, from what i hear its a real drag but not the end of the world. it really put me down at first when i spotted the one but all i can do is hope for the best and fight to win

[drache]

it's not the end of the world
a big hassle, and a learning experience

[reptile3]

Aww man, sorry to hear that your bp has mites....
George had 2 when I got him.


Provent-a-Mite Spray & quickTEMP Thermometer

on my bp group, they say this stuff is the best. But if you need it asap, i would try some of the kinds at the pet store first.
Just be careful & read the instructions.

[reptileparadise]

Just my very first thought...Is that a mite? Or is it a tick?

Might sound stupid, but the mites "im used to" are way smaller. Although the color seems to be allright

[NetBSD]

Just my very first thought...Is that a mite? Or is it a tick?

Might sound stupid, but the mites "im used to" are way smaller. Although the color seems to be allright

over on another forum people are asking the same thing, but if it were a tick i wouldnt be able to squash it with my fingers. atleast all the ticks i ever delt with you couldnt, you had to use yer fingernails or something harder then skin.

[NetBSD]

well i was just checking him out again and its deff mites, he has them going in and out of his heat pits. its really starting to bum me out now but i havent slept at all last night so me being tired as hell doesnt help im sure.

[drache]

no
when you're tired, any extra hassle is a huge bummer

[Zephyr]

Isolate him, keep him dry, keep the substrate at a bare minimum, etc.
I had 2 baby red sideds with mites this summer. I kept them away from the others, changed the cage every 3 days, rinsed the snakes during cleanings, and washed out the container with hot water. They were good to go in 2 weeks.