Poop and mites related???

Yeah just to be on the preventive side :D PAM everything!!! Is it normal for my BP to poop two days in a roll!! Its not small poop either its like 2'' long :eek:

3 cans for 3 snakes should last you quite a while!

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Originally Posted by TheAudOne

Yeah I keep looking in all the right places...just not seeing anything out of the norm. it doesnt help that the same snake that is soaking is also in a hunger strike....all the signs are there I just dont see any mites...I'm to PAM everything just to be safe.

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Are his hides nice and tight fitting? It almost sounds like he might have a security problem.

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Originally Posted by TheAudOne

I'm wondering if our one snake has mites, I've checked and checked but dont see anything...yet he wont get out of his water bowl :(
Does someone have a picture of mites on a snake so I know exactly what I'm looking for..I figured I would know it when I see it, but I'd still like to see a picture of it.
Thanks,
~Audrey

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What kind of bedding are you using? If you have a suspicion of mites, you may want to change to a plain white bedding... maybe use paper towels just for a while to see if you can spot any mites on them. Are you checking the water bowl after your snake comes back out of it? They sometimes soak to drown mites, and they will be left behind in the bowl. Mites look like very small and round black dots. Adults are about the size of the eye of a needle, and younger ones appear as tiny moving specks.

It is really hard to see mites on dark colored snakes!

As stated above, it could also be a security issue, but I see no harm in treating them if you are in doubt.