Mites????

shes just heard she got mites.....
sry for the blurryness
pics taking for my phone
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...g2881/ball.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...2881/ball2.jpg

just b/c the snake had mites.. shouldn't stop u from shoping there...it happens...could happen anywhere else you may buy a snake from... just got to make sure you treat the cage

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Originally Posted by shawn2881

well i dont see no more on her body
first i saw 2 babys then a big on looked like a scale bug it was clear soo i pulled it and it had legs
im bout to go get some PAM
im not buying another pet from there again :mad:

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i mean they dont really take care of their pets well they have heat rocks and no hides in there snake cages...

if u saw u would say the same

oh ok... but for me that would make me want to buy them even more.... to make sure they are taken care of right and givin a good home...

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Originally Posted by shawn2881

i mean they dont really take care of their pets well they have heat rocks and no hides in there snake cages...

if u saw u would say the same

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Did you check the tail vent for mites? I am in the long process of getting rid of mites myself, but both my ball pythons are looking much better now.

The vet told me to make sure to check their tail vents, around their eyes and nose areas, and in the area under their head just in from the chin area. You kind of have to part the scales and extra skin a bit there.

Good luck!

You may want to consider that they could be ticks instead of mites or a mixture of both. Mites are usually so small it's hard to pick them off. They are usually smally than a poppy seed you see on top of bread. And they definately aren't the size of a scale - at least not ones that I've heard about.


I'd still order some Provent-a-Mite (PAM) and treat her cage. PAM works on ticks too.

The snake itself is a beauty though. Good luck and keep us updated.

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Originally Posted by X5927alpha

Did you check the tail vent for mites? I am in the long process of getting rid of mites myself, but both my ball pythons are looking much better now.

The vet told me to make sure to check their tail vents, around their eyes and nose areas, and in the area under their head just in from the chin area. You kind of have to part the scales and extra skin a bit there.

Good luck!

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yea
their is 2 lil brown things near the vent looks like thorns... IDK
but i saw the lil mites then i pulled i guess a tick off
shw wont let me near her head some times
and right now she hiding under her papertowels

Those thorny things are known as spurs. I have never treated mites, but she seems stressed out. Maybe it's best to just let her relax, maybe soak her in water to ease up on the itchyness, and then treat the cage for PAM because I'm sure picking them off wouldn't do much but just annoy her more.

My .02

thats just what i did
put her in about 90 dg water for about 30 minutes
what does the spurs mean they are stressed
yea thats my last time handling her for the week

Hi,


The spurs are perfectly natural - they are the remains of back legs.:)

Males use them as part of courtship behaviour so please don't try and remove those ok?:)

But remember to try and get a stool sample to a vet at some future point to check for parasites as well. I realise this might mean waiting till she eats for you but just try not to forget.


dr del