Bugs in the enclosure

I did that, I saw one black dot, which was so tiny to determine if it is a bug or just something from substrate. I don't see how she could have got it so sudden. Only thing that was introduced was a hedgehog that was in the other room. Didn't touch other snakes from other places or anything. Could mites be produced by itself in the enclosure? my knowledge is that it has to be transferred from other host which I doubt because I wasn't in contact with other snake. As for now, she is not soaking but just in the hide.

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Originally Posted by gusanr14

Came home, she was still soaking in the water. I soaked her in the tub while cleaning the whole enclosure with soap water scrubbing and f10 just in case. I also cleaned the other ball enclosure who was next to snake with suspected mite. I tried looking through the snake but couldn't find any marking of mites, and it is hard to see in the dark colored snake.
If the other ball was next to the mite enclosure, is there a high probability of mite spreading? I cleaned both enclosures and put paper towels down for now, just in case. Still waiting to get a provent a mite product, until she shows sign of mites again on the cleaned paper towel enclosure.

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Yes. Snake mites can travel far distances and if they smell a meal, they will head there. You might get lucky. I got lucky and like i said, the one time i had to deal with mites and they only got on Luna and no one else and all my snakes in the same room in cage stacks. I did treat all the other cages though just in case.

If she is still soaking, you probably got mites. She is trying to drown them to relieve herself. Either that or she the water bowl is the most secure feeling place in the cage. If snakes dont like their hides, some will go into the water bowl if it is small enough and sit there since there is no where else in their mind that is secure. Also they will soak if they get too hot to try and cool off. Now if your temps are good and have been and the hides are fine and she has been using them. And there has been no changes in the caging and she just started soaking out of the blue, i would bet mites. You can also check in the water bowl and you will probably see little black specks of pepper on the bottom of the water bowl.

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Originally Posted by gusanr14

I did that, I saw one black dot, which was so tiny to determine if it is a bug or just something from substrate. I don't see how she could have got it so sudden. Only thing that was introduced was a hedgehog that was in the other room. Didn't touch other snakes from other places or anything. Could mites be produced by itself in the enclosure? my knowledge is that it has to be transferred from other host which I doubt because I wasn't in contact with other snake. As for now, she is not soaking but just in the hide.

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Snake mites can ride home on you if you go to a petshop and get one on your clothes. And the snake enclosure is their favorite spot as they need humid, warm, dark conditions to thrive and lay eggs. Like i said, check her by running her through a wet paper towel and also check the water bowl for little black specks of pepper.

And she probably didnt get them all of a sudden. Also in my snake room, all i have are 9 snakes and a beardie and i still managed to get mites. Like i said, only thing i can think of is i picked up a hitchhiker on my pant leg or something. Thats why i dont go to shows. If you do though, you should strip in the garage when you get home and throw everything in the washer and then go hop in the shower to prevent bringing anything unwanted home.

You need to check the fold under the mouth of the snake, the cloaca, and around the eye. Get in there and look closely. The fold under the neck is often the most obvious area.

Simply going to a pet store that has infested reptiles or an expo is enough to contaminate your collection.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Yes. Snake mites can travel far distances and if they smell a meal, they will head there. You might get lucky. I got lucky and like i said, the one time i had to deal with mites and they only got on Luna and no one else and all my snakes in the same room in cage stacks. I did treat all the other cages though just in case.

If she is still soaking, you probably got mites. She is trying to drown them to relieve herself. Either that or she the water bowl is the most secure feeling place in the cage. If snakes dont like their hides, some will go into the water bowl if it is small enough and sit there since there is no where else in their mind that is secure. Also they will soak if they get too hot to try and cool off. Now if your temps are good and have been and the hides are fine and she has been using them. And there has been no changes in the caging and she just started soaking out of the blue, i would bet mites. You can also check in the water bowl and you will probably see little black specks of pepper on the bottom of the water bowl.

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After I cleaned her cage and put paper towel substrate, she has been in her hide all day long. Not sure if this is a sign or not of cleaned mite. When I checked the water bowl, I couldn't see anything suspicious. I inspected her whole body as much as I could but couldn't feel or find anything. I have soaked her in water while I was cleaning the cage and nothing in the water too. If she doesn't soak anymore, does this mean mite is not there? or should I observe other stuff to check if mites are gone or not.

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You need to check the fold under the mouth of the snake, the cloaca, and around the eye. Get in there and look closely. The fold under the neck is often the most obvious area.

Simply going to a pet store that has infested reptiles or an expo is enough to contaminate your collection.

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Very bad photo, so hard to focus but tried my best. Might not able to see but just wanted to show those areas. And i understand that it doesn’t mean there is no mites even if it doesn’t show in her face.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1a3ef58070.jpg.jpg[/IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8c657a95a9.jpg


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