After mite trauma? Please help!
So I treated my collection with the Nix-Distilled water formula yesterday because I found 4-5 mites in the eyes of my Lesser Pinstripe and a few in her heat pits. Today I checked her out again and it would see that the mites are gone, or at least not prominently visible. But that eye with more mites doesn't look so good today. There is a part of the rim of her eye with a dark discoloration and the eye itself looks like a retained eye cap. Neither of these signs were visible yesterday. Here is a picture:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ZeXeQ-NxePEHbd
I want to assume that this is just a sign of the trauma caused by the mites and that her body will respond by healing up the traumatic tissues and this will clear up in her next shed. Meanwhile, I can't tell if this looks like the damn things just burrowed deeper.
If anyone has any feedback or guidance here, it would be greatly appreciated.
Re: After mite trauma? Please help!
Well, more than likely it's a irritation from the blood suckling that these parasites do. Don't panic though bc your animal does have his inner immune system that will help along the way. Keep your temps and humidity at optimum ranges. I would consider the exotic vet of course bc you will need the professional advice and or treatments. Mites are disease producing vectors and need to be managed, and eradicated completely. The eyes are critical body parts and need appropriate medical intervention at times.
Re: After mite trauma? Please help!
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kanaryr
I can't find a way to upload or paste pics - please help!
You can upload pictures like this:
1.) Upload the picture to an image hosting site and copy the direct link. Personally, I prefer Imgur.
2.) Click the square that looks like a picture of a tree (insert image button) when you're writing your post and paste the link in there.
Hope this helps.
