Getting over aversion to water

ok, just ordered a provent a mite/reptile relief combo from reptile geeks. Unfortunately I could not find anyone who ships next day so....4-6 days it is. Hopefully she'll eat tomorrow after her torture yesterday. I still feel really bad about having to do that to her and I'm glad there are alternatives to it. She's hanging out in her very bare tank right now. I'm going to be heading over to my mom's this weekend to clean all of the tank furniture in her dishwasher. She says it has a sanitizing wash cycle. I will keep everyone posted on the extermination. She should be going into shed soon too. This will be her first shed with me and I'm really looking forward to how she will look after the shed :D

Thanks again to everyone for their great advice. I'm sure Kiva appreciates it too

You are welcome! Your baby well be good as new soon.

You should have taken the stuff from the cage outside and cleaned it immediately, not set it all in your laundry room...Your spreading the mites and mite eggs all around your house at this point...

Clean everything with bleach and water...No dishwasher needed!

Its not just sitting in my laundry room. They are in bags and will get washed this weekend. I was going to take them to my moms but she is getting out of a bad living situation this weekend hopefully. I work all day and that has prevented me from washing them already. They were removed the day I was told about the mites and the bedding (which was cypress mulch) came out and went in the trash that day also. I scrubbed it out with the medicine solution and she went back in it the following morning. I ordered the PAM and reptile relief yesterday and it will come in 7-10 days since it is coming from the west coast and the vendor did not have any faster shipping options.

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I'm glad you realize we are trying to help, and not just a bunch of loud mouths spouting off about nothing.

We only have the best intentions for you and your baby. Keep an eye on her, if you see a lot of mites on the paper towels before your PAM comes in, it's ok to give her another quick bath for temporary relief.

She might deal with my method better than a soak. I have the water running gently, get my hand wet, use my hand to wet the snake, then use a few drops of baby shampoo in my hand and run my hands over the snake. Then I only need to rinse and it goes much faster, not to mention the few I have that really don't like baths deal with this method better.

Gale

You said youll never buy from an expo again. Why is that? Are you 100% sure you bought the snake with mites? Because theres a chance that they coulda came from the cypress mulch or maybe somewhere else...

Glad to hear the PAM is on the way. Thats the best way to get rid of mites by far.

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Originally Posted by Brokenangelr

i dont want Kiva to hate me.

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Your snake will never hate you or love you, no need to worry.

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Originally Posted by Maixx

I know of a couple vets that are trying to get people to stop using Pam, it contain Pyrethrins, a neuro toxin that if used wrong is very toxic.

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Maybe these vets should encourage people to follow directions instead...

Just an update. I have nit seen any mites in the paper towels. I will check her on sunday though. Today was feeding day and she ate! She eats like a champ too. I got really lucky in that regard.
I may have been a little emotional when I said that I will never buy from an expo again. I just know to really inspect the animal first next time.
Thanks again for all the advice! I really appreciate it

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So I went to pull the baby out today to see how she was and check for mites. Picked up the hide, and she's in blue! I put a quick humid hide together for her since the ambient humidity is about 44%. I know that's not great but its the best I can do for now. Hopefully we will have a good shed soon. This will be my first shed. How long do they take from going blue to the shed? I know every snake is different but what is the average?

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about a week, in a few days her eyes will return to normal, and a few days after that she will actually shed.