Re: Warning dead snake my ghi male passed
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Ballpythonguy92
They were gone I went well over a year before that ghi brought them back and they haven't infected my main collection so I'm happy about that and the reason why I got them soo many times was I kept buying rats from a breeder who I found out didn't really clean their cages well and left dead ones in their to be eating but that's were the mite came from 3 times when I found out after making a post on a local reptile page people told me I shouldn't buy from their and said alot of nasty things about the rats and directed to a better rate breeder and the worst thing was one person posted tons of pictures of theirs rats before cleaned up for shipping and it was soo freaking sad but six months after I stopped buying from them I heard they were shut down
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Mites are species specific. As long as there are snakes around and the husbandry is good(high humidity and temps which mites love), they will generally prefer that type of environment. Rats are kept dry and not 90F. Now it's possible to get them from a feeder but very unlikely. I used to feed my snakes pre killed for years and I never once saw mites on any of my mice or rats.
And for it to happen 3 times? That shop had to be crawling with mites from floor to ceiling.
Anyways, sorry to hear the loss and I would definitely wait at least 2-3 months before I brought a new snake home just so you know that the mites are for sure gone.
Re: Warning dead snake my ghi male passed
Man, truly sad to hear and see this. Mites are the scourge of reptile keepers and it comes with the territory. Thanks for sharing and making us remember how important it is to try and guard against this. Can't wait to see the necropsy result. Thanks again.
Re: Warning dead snake my ghi male passed
I am so sorry for your loss. I know what your going through, I just lost my bp Bob.
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Re: Warning dead snake my ghi male passed
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Originally Posted by
Jess Jones
I had purchased some Rhino viper babies from a well know dealer and when they arrived at my home they had mites really bad. I soaked them the best I could over a few days and still couldn't get rid of the dang things. I have a room that I put everything into for a few weeks until they are ready to go into the reptile room. Unless it is from someone I have dealt with many times and know I am ok. So anyways since you can't just handle the little vipers I was having a heck of a time getting rid of them. I learned about sevin dust. I was told by a friend to take a small container and poke holes big enough for the mites to get in. Then put it in the cage so the snake can't come into contact with it. Then take out the water for a couple days. The mites are attracted to the sevin dust and go to it. Once they are in it they dry up and die. I used it twice and have never had a mite since. I keep a bag of it just in case I ever need it again.
You can purchase it at any walmart or gardening section of a store.
I've used Seven Dust many times but never in my snake room. Check out Reptile Spray. You can spray it on the snake and it works great.
What kind of viper are we talking?
Re: Warning dead snake my ghi male passed
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KMG
I've used Seven Dust many times but never in my snake room. Check out Reptile Spray. You can spray it on the snake and it works great.
What kind of viper are we talking?
Gaboon's and Rhino's
Re: Warning dead snake my ghi male passed
I couldn't get one done as I done have a spare 200 atm
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