Ugh.

Please tell me this is not what I think it is...


http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/a...a/DSCN1136.jpg


Can I kill them with fire? What's your most recommended product?

It's a Brazilian rainbow boa. You could kill it with fire but I don't think anyone on this site would advocate that...

:P

I see nothing. I assume you are trying to point out a mite? Countless threads here on mite treatment.

Lol ^ I couldn't see anything either...

Yeah I don't see anything either.

Is it a mite or a freckle?

"Kill it with fire" usually means mites. I'm not seeing any in the picture, unless there are really tiny ones around the snake's eyes that just aren't showing up due to my monitor resolution.

If you have no PAM or Reptile Spray on hand and you want to start treating today (assuming the OP has a mite problem), a 2-oz (59 ml) bottle of the NIX cream rinse for lice mixed with one gallon of warm water can be sprayed in the enclosure, paper towel substrate, and hides. Do not spray the water bowl or the snake!!! Once everything has dried put the snake back into the enclosure along with a clean water bowl and fresh water. The dried permethrin residue is enough to kill the mites during the off-snake part of their life cycle.

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Originally Posted by MrLang

It's a Brazilian rainbow boa. You could kill it with fire but I don't think anyone on this site would advocate that...

:P

I see nothing. I assume you are trying to point out a mite? Countless threads here on mite treatment.

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Haha, NOOOO. She's my favorite. I'm looking at the bottom-right portion around her eye. Anyone see it?

I see it!!!
Got my curiosity up!!!
Somebody!! What is it??

I can't see it well enough to be sure, but if it moves, then yes, it's a mite.

Rainbow boas can be very sensitive to mite sprays! I would NOT use PAM. That is a great product, but BRBs have been known to die from it. Personally, I would stick to the Reptile Spray (you can find this at Reptile Basics). It is the safest product on the market and you can use it directly on your snake.

While normally I would say that you can spray it right on your snake, I'd be more careful with your BRB. You can still put it on him, but wet your hands with it and rub him down so he's only lightly coated. Use the spray as you would any other treatment on his enclosure. Make sure it is completely dry and well aired out before you put him back in.

Mites are a pain, but nothing more than a bad nuisance.

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Originally Posted by blackfish707

Haha, NOOOO. She's my favorite. I'm looking at the bottom-right portion around her eye. Anyone see it?

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Read the quote again. I think we are missing the problem. Look at the bottom of his "eye socket". It looks like it's drooping a bit?
Anyone ever see this or is it normal?