I think my burmese just died in its hands
Okay. It has had mites for about a week(I tried the water bath thing as I asked for help here once). Then fed it since it had not eaten for a looong time, and that was my first priority. So today... just a while ago, I took it out to spray it with that reptile mite killer from most petstores. I saw that it was in blue... I took it out sprayed it, sprayed the enclosure, it was active. I put it in a delicup with the mite stuff for a minute or less while I sprayed the enclosure. It shot right out when I took the lid of, I grabbed it to rub him so mights could dissingegrate. Well... It pooped/musked on me and exhaled really loudly and just wen absolutely limp. I was like W.T.F. It was very active moments earlier and suddelny it just went limp. I thought it was playindead, but I couldn't see it breathing. :(! I flipped it to see if it righted tiself and it did barely. I picked it up but it was limp still. So I put it back in its enclosure and it didnt move. I opened its mouth and it didn't even bother to move away, it just let itself. It was still twitching for a while... rather reacting to touches by me, but now it seems to have died.
So um, do burms play dead this good? Or is it really gone?
I am verry verry mad/sad right now....
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Hi, :(
No I haven't heard of burms playing dead I'm afraid.
What mite stuff were you using?
dr del
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How sad...
Looks like its on its last breaths if not already dead.
Ditto what Derek asked.
What were you using?
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did this snake also regurge recently? I thought I remembered something about that.
Sorry man....that really sucks.
I'd hesitate to blame the mite stuff right off the bat since you've had problems with this animal since you got him (unless I am confused)
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Does the mite spray specify that it's safe to spray directly on the snake? And am I reading right that you bathed it in the spray in a deli cup?
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If it was IN the deli cup with the mite stuff - it may very well have been poisoned by the fumes, sadly. That's why we're always strongly recommending that people follow directions on any mite treatment to the letter!
I'm sorry for your loss! One reason why I keep Provent A Mite on hand at all times - it's been tested safe for snakes, and you treat the enclosure and not the snake.
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Originally Posted by
_Venom_
I put it in a delicup with the mite stuff for a minute or less while I sprayed the enclosure.
By placing it in the deli cup with the "mite stuff", do you mean you closed it in the cup to inhale, ingest whatever mite spray you were using?
I'm very sorry for your loss. :(
Edit: You people are fast posters :D
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Im not trying to be rude here, but...
....WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?!?!?!
This is entirely your fault. You claim to have asked advice here about the mites, and i PROMISE you, no one said to leave it in a damn deli cup with mite proventative.
I cannot even begin to describe how assinine your actions were, to get rid of those mites.
I cannot even be sympathetic, or sorry for you, not one bit.
You seemed like a smarter person than that in your previous posts, im quite shocked actually
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oh man, I misread about the deli cup....
that could be it :(
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Mite sprays can be VERY VERY toxic. It is best to read the label many times and ask people about it before using it, just to errr on the side of caution for this type of thing not to happen. I have to agree with Pat on this one... WTH were you thinking? Poor poor snake.
Also if you have any other snakes FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT AND I REPEAT DO NOT touch those snakes with that mite killer till you tell us just what kind/brand it is and if you have sprayed there enclosures/them with it then I'd be on my way with them to a er herp vet!
