On Friday I picked up my newest addition. He is an early '10 Spider Male ( not confirmed yet ) that I found on Craigslist. I am not usually one to buy animals from there, but I do browse it from time to time. He looked in 'decent' health from the photos and thought that he would make a good addition.

( excuse the poor quality pics as the 'real camera' battery was dead )




He seems healthy. A little thin 698g, but was only ever feed mice ( he will be put on rats on Tuesday ). No wheezing or popping, no stuck eye caps. Only a slight wobble, but that's an expected possibility really with a Spider.

I currently have him in a tub in QT away from the others. Husbandry is all good. Ambient temps are little low ( 77-80 ), but 'hot hide' temps are right where they should be. Humidity is a little high, as it is new substrate in a tub. There are plenty of holes for ventilation, so the humidity is going down slowly.

My question and possible problem is that he is soaking 90% of the time. I have looked him over and couldn't find any mites. I did order some Reptile Relief that should be here this week just in case. I have read some previous posts about this but figured I would ask and show him off at the same time

His previous owner had him in a 55g tank with a screen lid. I imagine that the humidity was never kept proper from the looks of things. She did mention that he had started soaking a day or so before I picked him up. His belly is 'sort of' starting to turn pink, but its really hard to say for sure.

Just wanted to get everyone's opinion on the deal. I have never had a snake with mites, but I have looked over every square centimeter of this fella to try and find one. Also looked in the water bowl where he was soaking and found nothing. The soaking just confuses me really..haha

Thanks for your help in advance. =)