So how bad does this look to you

The reason he's soaking so much is because he's uncomfortable from the mites. Excessive soaking is one of the first things they do to try and soothe themselves. Once you have the mites eradicated, he should stop soaking himself so often. I agree that the issue with the face looks like an old injury that may have never healed correctly, and therefore left a slight deformity to the area. Good luck with him, he's gorgeous!

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Originally Posted by Wh00h0069

The poster said Prehistoric Pets was the original breeder. That does not mean that they bought it from them. They also said that the snake has mites. I have bought from Prehistoric Pets, and the one I bought did not have mites.

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My fault for trying to read at 1 in the morning. I thought that was the original person they received the snake from. Just surprised me because i go to the shop often and not seen poor snakes.

my faults.

For the record I did not purchase this snake from Prehistoric Pets. I purchased him from a third party with the original paperwork from Prehistoric.

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Originally Posted by JordanAng420

The reason he's soaking so much is because he's uncomfortable from the mites. Excessive soaking is one of the first things they do to try and soothe themselves. Once you have the mites eradicated, he should stop soaking himself so often. I agree that the issue with the face looks like an old injury that may have never healed correctly, and therefore left a slight deformity to the area. Good luck with him, he's gorgeous!

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Thant's kind of what I was figuring. Hopefully they clear up soon! His tub in PAM'd and he's been Jungle-Mite'd (which he did not enjoy at all. Tried to bite me!).

Have you opened his mouth and checked for mouthrot? Does he rub or have a hard time closing his mouth? A 1/10 iodine tincture/water solution via soft toothbrush works wonders.