Mites...Mites.... EVERYWHERE!!

Even treating the snake she said he had to go... :( Trust me man I didnt want to! I just bought him man and had to give the snake away.:tears:

Oh, and just out of curiosity, how did you get rid of the snake within 2.5 hours of posting this thread? Did you put it on CL and dump the problem on someone else? Did you tell whoever has the snake now about the mite problem? Did you let the snake go outside? I'm just curious because it seems like a very hasty decision and the snake was gone so fast, I'm wondering what became of it...

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Originally Posted by Bdubedub

She literally said it was me or the snake... I had NO CHOICE...

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I hear ya man. I'm not passing judgement or anything. I just know that while my wife doesn't necessarily share my passion for snakes, she understands that they make me happy and that's enough. I totally feel for ya man...

What did you do with your snake? To my understanding this happens to people. they wouldn't sell the mite killer product if it didn't. Kids get lice! You don't get rid of them you treat them :)

A buddy of mine has a few snakes and had the provent-a-mite stuff as well as some other stuff he knows how to treat them and he had a spare setup so he took him.

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Originally Posted by DellaF

What did you do with your snake? To my understanding this happens to people. they wouldn't sell the mite killer product if it didn't. Kids get lice! You don't get rid of them you treat them :)

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I like that thinking but a pet to my wife is nothing.... she doesnt understand why I like them or cannot see putting any money into something in a cage.

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Originally Posted by Bdubedub

A buddy of mine has a few snakes and had the provent-a-mite stuff as well as some other stuff he knows how to treat them and he had a spare setup so he took him.

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Cool. Just a snake guy concerned for the well being of the snake. Sounds like he went to someone who has the experience to take care of the problem. Maybe you can talk to him (and probably the wife too) to see if he'd consider letting you take him back once the mites are gone...

Knowing him he will sell it before I get the chance.... not really a close buddy but he knew how to treat the problem and I didnt want the snake to suffer or go into the wrong hands. Id hate for anyone to get infested...

He just left... :( Im so bummed but know hes in better hands. There were still mites coming off him after soaking him. I smashed a few and they were full of blood.

Sorry to hear you had to give up your snake, but I guess you knew what was best. Mites are a nasty headache to deal with, but as other said prevent a mite is an amazing product. I’ve never had any mite problems with my snake, but when I use to work with reptiles I sure had my experience with mite invasions! Not fun at all! Especially when the Burmese Python gets them!