Mites & Other problems

Since my other thread kept getting bumped down and was a completely different topic anyway, I'm posting a new one.

Sampson my middle man, had contracted Mites. Here is what I had done so far.

1. I put him in a plastic container and sprayed him down with Mite Off and left him there while I took care of his sterilite tub.

2. I dumped the bedding from his tub and cleaned it out, and sprayed IT with mite off before wiping it dry and putting paper towels in it.

3. I put his cork hide in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

4. Took his water dish, dumped it, sprayed it down with mite off and I'm leaving it to air dry.

5. Gave Sampson a bath in luke warm water to rinse him, many dead mites floating around in it.

6. Put him in his tub for the time being.

Hope I did that correctly, haven't seen any mites on him yet so far.

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Kaa my Pastel has missing scales on his head. It's not bleeding or oozing, but it's pink and reddish looking. I noticed this when I checked him for mites, and I didn't see any on his eyes or around his heat pits so I am watching him very closely.

I am going to remove his hide, I took out his log and tossed it as it is rough and may be the result of him possibly rubbing his head against it.

If I see any mites on Kaa, he'll go through the same treatment Sampson had gone through.

Ana doesn't have any visible mites either, and she's about to shed. She's pissy and I want to leave her alone for right now and let her sit in her humid chamber until she sheds.

She too has a bit of a rough spot on her head, but she still has scales, and I'm keeping a close eye on that too.

What can I do for Kaa's head issue?

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Originally Posted by KayleighBrown

What can I do for Kaa's head issue?

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Some pics would be nice but if it pink then it sounds like either a burn or a wound and a vet vist is in order..

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...164255_132.jpg

Had my husband go and take a quick picture of his head for you guys.

Is there anything that can help heal it or make it better, or does he have to go to a vet right now?

Looks like a feeder may have bit him when he was fed last. He could have also rubbed it while shedding, but to me it looks more like a rodent bite. A bit of neosporin and patience and it'll be fine.

I highly suggest picking up some Provent a Mite to treat your enclosure(s) - even for the snake that isn't showing mites right now, they move far and they move fast, and it's way easier to prevent them than it is to try and get rid of them. I can almost guarantee if you saw a bunch of mites floating in after the first snake was soaked, your other cages have mites that have laid eggs in them already, and you just aren't seeing the adults yet.

This article is how we suggest dealing with mites, and when you're diligent about treating each week, you should be able to get rid of them and never see them again.

-Jen

Is it possible it's just from rubbing?

I always watch my snakes when I feed them, and They've never been bitten by any one of their meals. I am a very paranoid mom.

Kaa did not have this problem the last time he was fed, otherwise I would of posted about this sooner.

As for the PAM stuff, do I have to order it online or can I buy it at a store somewhere? I don't know if Petco has it, and I don't believe ReptileWorld has it either, as they are the only two stores with Reptile stuff in my local area.

PAM is usually online. Petco does not carry it and I have never seen it in a store.

I would agree that it looks like a bite. After a few sheds it should be fine.

Maybe its a scratch:confusd:
Have you triple checked all the things in the cage for staples?

Just guessing

The last thing he ate was a Rat Fuzzy. And he got it head first. Maybe it could of scratched him, I'm not sure. But there was a drift wood looking item in his tub that I had taken out to prevent him from making his head worse if he were to rub against it. I called Sunflower Pet supplies and they don't have it as they had just sold their last PAM. They won't get another shipment till after the holidays! D:

I know we carry PAM on our website, most reptile specialty shops *should* have it but not all of them will carry it. It's such a helpful and commonly recommended mite treatment it surprises me to hear of reptile shops not carrying it.

Sometimes a scratch or bite on the head gets missed during a funky squeeze. Either way, whatever the cause, just dab some neosporin on it and keep an eye on it. It should heal up and be gone after a couple of shed cycles.

-Jen

kk thank you I will do that, and I'm going to go and get some Betadine also just to have it on hand.

will his scales regenerate after a couple of sheds?