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  • 07-07-2016, 02:09 PM
    babysnek
    New 3 week old bp has snake mites
    I just got a albino black pastel in the mail today, and the breeder said he's 3 weeks old. Once I took him out of the snake bag it was very obvious that he had snake mites. I was going to treat him with the natural chemistry reptile spray, but the directions say to only use on animals 12 weeks and up. I'm at a loss as to how I should treat the mites on this little baby snake, and I currently have one other 8 month old bp and I'm worried he's now at risk for the mites also.
  • 07-07-2016, 02:53 PM
    PitOnTheProwl
    This is a great reason you need to quarantine any new animals.
    By this time you have probably already spread them to your other snake unless you do have a quarantine area?

    Spray the Reptile Spray on a towel and rub your new mite infested snake down. Mist the paper towels in its enclosure too.
  • 07-07-2016, 03:01 PM
    babysnek
    Re: New 3 week old bp has snake mites
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
    This is a great reason you need to quarantine any new animals.
    By this time you have probably already spread them to your other snake unless you do have a quarantine area?

    Spray the Reptile Spray on a towel and rub your new mite infested snake down. Mist the paper towels in its enclosure too.

    I appreciate the fact that I need to quarantine, and I've moved him to an area separate from my other snake. But as this is my second snake ever, I wasn't expecting to open the box and find a mite infested snake. Also the directions on the spray specifically say not to use it on animals under 12 weeks, so are you saying I should ignore that warning?
  • 07-07-2016, 03:22 PM
    bcr229
    Re: New 3 week old bp has snake mites
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by babysnek View Post
    But as this is my second snake ever, I wasn't expecting to open the box and find a mite infested snake.

    Funny, when I open boxes I expect to find a mite-infested snake and then am pleasantly surprised when I do not.

    For treatment options you can check my post #11 here:
    http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...s-HELP!!/page2

    With a young snake I wouldn't apply the reptile spray directly. Spray a paper towel, wipe it on the baby, let it sit for a few minutes, then wipe it off with a paper towel damped with water.
  • 07-10-2016, 12:46 AM
    LanceM
    Re: New 3 week old bp has snake mites
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by babysnek View Post
    I just got a albino black pastel in the mail today, and the breeder said he's 3 weeks old. Once I took him out of the snake bag it was very obvious that he had snake mites. I was going to treat him with the natural chemistry reptile spray, but the directions say to only use on animals 12 weeks and up. I'm at a loss as to how I should treat the mites on this little baby snake, and I currently have one other 8 month old bp and I'm worried he's now at risk for the mites also.

    The way I took care of the mites from a rescued balls i got was luke warm water in a plastic tupperware and a drop of dawn soap soak the snake for about fifteen minutes and then I rinsed him in luke warm clean water.I did that twice and all the mites was gone.
  • 07-10-2016, 10:46 AM
    DennisM
    Re: New 3 week old bp has snake mites
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by LanceM View Post
    The way I took care of the mites from a rescued balls i got was luke warm water in a plastic tupperware and a drop of dawn soap soak the snake for about fifteen minutes and then I rinsed him in luke warm clean water.I did that twice and all the mites was gone.

    Well, this is a very optimistic outlook. It takes only one female with eggs to jump off the snake before bath time to start the cycle over again.
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