anyone?

[rex322]

had rex out today, and i noticed something. there was a little white bug crawling along his neck. :shock: i dont no if it was a mite though. it was just all white. so i brought him in and filled a bowl with tepid water and soaked him for 4-5min. nothing in the bowl. i looked all over him and theres nothing else on him. so i pull him out, well he slithers out of the water up onto my hand and i hear a popping noise. so i listen closer and it kinda sounded like it was coming from his head. so i dried him off, put him back, and uped his temps abour 4-5degrees on each side. i went back 10min later and lifted him out. i listened to him closely and i could hear him breath. no popping no wheezing. could the reason the popping was there before be because of water in his air way and he was just clearing it? my temps are right, 90-95 warm, 80-85 cool, stayn that way every night. humidity has been fairly high, bout 65%. im kinda worried biut im just a worry wart

[Smulkin]

What kind of substrate? I've seen little white diddlies before on reptiBark but pretty sure they weren't mites - certainly mite problems didnt develop from it. Mite larvae are damn hard to see with the naked eye but they are pale and they can walk - but if you had those I imagine you'd have seen the mites capable of laynig them. Check well around the eyes and under the chin as they seem to really favor those moister spots.