Jasmine the gtp

As for mites what is the best way to treat? I have been soaking her in a 16qt tub leaving an inch of air at the top for her head. It does have 6 holes in the lid as well. I put a drop of dawn in there to break up the waters surface tension. Should I do this every day?

I have only had mites once and that was on three blood pythons I ordered. I use Reptile Spray and was able to kill them in one treatment. I don't think I would be doing a daily soak. Are you still finding mites?

When you do soak any snake it is not advised to fill the tub with that much water. Usually it is recommended to have the water only deep enough to be 1/2 to 3/4 up the way of the snakes body.

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Originally Posted by tj4x4fun

As for mites what is the best way to treat? I have been soaking her in a 16qt tub leaving an inch of air at the top for her head. It does have 6 holes in the lid as well. I put a drop of dawn in there to break up the waters surface tension. Should I do this every day?

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I've had mites a couple times in the past. I can't say enough good things about PAM (provent a mite)
Complete clean the enclosure soak your snake a few times and drop the hammer with the pam and you should be good to go.

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Originally Posted by KMG

When you do soak any snake it is not advised to fill the tub with that much water. Usually it is recommended to have the water only deep enough to be 1/2 to 3/4 up the way of the snakes body.

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Never heard this before, just wondering the reasoning? Mites love hiding in the pits and around the eyes, so I always made sure to get the head under water too.

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I have only had mites once and that was on three blood pythons I ordered. I use Reptile Spray and was able to kill them in one treatment. I don't think I would be doing a daily soak. Are you still finding mites?

When you do soak any snake it is not advised to fill the tub with that much water. Usually it is recommended to have the water only deep enough to be 1/2 to 3/4 up the way of the snakes body.

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I couldn't find Pam so I picked up reptile relief. I haven't soaked her in 4 days due to her going into shed. She almost tagged me Friday. I sprayed her down today in the viv on her perch. Let it soak for 20 min and then sprayed her off as per the directions. I did notice 2 mites which I believe died shortly after. She did get a bit on her face and licked it up. Then started to yawn and I noticed the inside of her mouth was pink and black. Is that normal? It doesn't look like cottage cheese so I don't think it's mouth rot.

Any advice is welcome. My experience is with ball pythons not chondros. She has been going through a lot since I rescued her. The previous owner was a 16 year old moron.

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Never heard this before, just wondering the reasoning? Mites love hiding in the pits and around the eyes, so I always made sure to get the head under water too.

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Depending on the tub size and the snake size having the water to deep makes the snake have to support itself to keep its head above water or continually swim. While snakes swim and swim well it is not good to make a snake exhaust much energy just to keep its head above water. Having the water at a level that doesn't make the snake work to keep its head out of water is just safer. Every time I soak my snakes they always start searching the tub and swim around in a manner that gets them fully soaked. A snake can drown and that would be a terrible thing to let happen when just trying to give a soak. It was this statement that made me say what I did as it is not necessary to use so much water.

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I have been soaking her in a 16qt tub leaving an inch of air at the top for her head.

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Think about it being you. When you want a relaxing soak do you lay in water deep enough that you have to swim or just enough to lay there in peace?


The pink and black mouth sounds normal but Im saying that without seeing it in person. Maybe you should google images of it and make sure it looks like other snakes.

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Depending on the tub size and the snake size having the water to deep makes the snake have to support itself to keep its head above water or continually swim. While snakes swim and swim well it is not good to make a snake exhaust much energy just to keep its head above water. Having the water at a level that doesn't make the snake work to keep its head out of water is just safer. Every time I soak my snakes they always start searching the tub and swim around in a manner that gets them fully soaked. A snake can drown and that would be a terrible thing to let happen when just trying to give a soak. It was this statement that made me say what I did as it is not necessary to use so much water. Think about it being you. When you want a relaxing soak do you lay in water deep enough that you have to swim or just enough to lay there in peace?

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The tub is only 4" deep with water so she doesn't have to swim she just keeps her head up and has been under watch the whole time. It's kinda a boring process much like watching water boil but I do want to make sure she doesn't drown.

Also is a black and pink mouth color normal?

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Also is a black and pink mouth color normal?

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Sorry I tagged it on the end of my last post as I forgot to answer you when getting back to Rob.

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The pink and black mouth sounds normal but Im saying that without seeing it in person. Maybe you should google images of it and make sure it looks like other snakes.

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Sorry I tagged it on the end of my last post as I forgot to answer you when getting back to Rob.

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Thanks. I will try to next time she yawns. There is no way I am going to try to open that death trap.