Mites

i can see why the op felt the way they felt. i have seen so many different sites/posts about the right way to do things and even i have a hard time knowing whats the right way. i mean like the op said and admitted he do not know all about snakes, so if he see so many posts that say different things how will he or she know what to believe? i have seen posts saying red led lights are bad, and then see display cages with them and people say they are good. i respect that people may get tired of the same questions but have anyone took a look at that not everyone is a experienced snake owner like most, so instead of getting frustrated with a question just because some may know it or not take the time to not be so "BLUNT" because im sure most of the veteran people who "know it all" was a newbie as well at a point in time.

Deu2e

Ivermectin sprays are definitely the way to go, homeopathic remedies just don't seem to work. Good luck with your snake! :)

Hey OP, sorry if I came off as rude, was truly not my intention. I was on mobile and quickly writing a response so you had all the critical information that you needed. Just wanted you to get the right info as fast as possible.

Sorry you felt ganged up on :( I know no one on this forum is trying to make you feel bad. Sometimes time comes across poorly in text.

I should have taken a bit more time to properly word my post, and for that I apologize.

Hope you stay with us here!


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I'm sorry I felt that some people were being rude.
I'm just trying to do the best for him and I don't want to mess up.
I've ordered the PAM. Hopefully it arrives tomorrow. If so, I plan on spraying his tank when I get home from work. But I have a question about that- (I'll attach a pic of the tank)
But I have the spahgnum moss scattered in there, his 2 hides, reptibark on the bottom, a climby thing and his water dish. I know I need to take him and the water dish out- but should I take anything else out? Or can the rest be sprayed with the PAM? I just want to make sure the moss won't soak it up and then harm him...
Thanks.
And if anyone could give me any tips on keeping humidity up. That would be appreciated. I read that the moss would help- but it didn't keep it up. Only for about 30 min. I know if I keep misting the tank, that helps. But I also know that if it's to damp that they can get scale rot. And I certainly don't want that too. :/
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I'm sorry I felt that some people were being rude.
I'm just trying to do the best for him and I don't want to mess up.
I've ordered the PAM. Hopefully it arrives tomorrow. If so, I plan on spraying his tank when I get home from work. But I have a question about that- (I'll attach a pic of the tank)
But I have the spahgnum moss scattered in there, his 2 hides, reptibark on the bottom, a climby thing and his water dish. I know I need to take him and the water dish out- but should I take anything else out? Or can the rest be sprayed with the PAM? I just want to make sure the moss won't soak it up and then harm him...
Thanks.
And if anyone could give me any tips on keeping humidity up. That would be appreciated. I read that the moss would help- but it didn't keep it up. Only for about 30 min. I know if I keep misting the tank, that helps. But I also know that if it's to damp that they can get scale rot. And I certainly don't want that too. :/
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Do you have a humidity gauge? If you manually spray the viv, I doubt you'll get it too damp. I use a humidifier myself, but if thats not an option for you, sponges, another water bowl, and plenty of spraying will all help significantly. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Finnsmom

I'm sorry I felt that some people were being rude.
I'm just trying to do the best for him and I don't want to mess up.
I've ordered the PAM. Hopefully it arrives tomorrow. If so, I plan on spraying his tank when I get home from work. But I have a question about that- (I'll attach a pic of the tank)
But I have the spahgnum moss scattered in there, his 2 hides, reptibark on the bottom, a climby thing and his water dish. I know I need to take him and the water dish out- but should I take anything else out? Or can the rest be sprayed with the PAM? I just want to make sure the moss won't soak it up and then harm him...
Thanks.
And if anyone could give me any tips on keeping humidity up. That would be appreciated. I read that the moss would help- but it didn't keep it up. Only for about 30 min. I know if I keep misting the tank, that helps. But I also know that if it's to damp that they can get scale rot. And I certainly don't want that too. :/
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2b0f1fd331.jpg


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Do you have a humidity gauge? If you manually spray the viv, I doubt you'll get it too damp. I use a humidifier myself, but if thats not an option for you, sponges, another water bowl, and plenty of spraying will all help significantly. Good luck!

using tin foil to mostly seal up the screen top will help hold more moisture in and reduce the need to spray as often. the tin foil can handle being up close to the heat lamps.

Sorry I haven't read through the whole thread but over here in he UK the most popular mite treatment by far is Callingtons spray - it instructs you to spray the snake as well as the enclosure incidentally ..... It's about £20 online .
Don't know why you guys can't by offline but there may be hitch ..

Google Callingtins .. ..

You will need to take everything out of the enclosure. Either throw away the substrate or bake it in the oven at 150*F for half an hour to kill the mites and eggs hiding in it. Don't use natural substrate again until you've eradicated the infestation, which takes about two months.

When treating for mites your snake should have:
- Paper substrate in the enclosure
- Two hides, one on the warm side and one on the cool side
- One water bowl.

Treat the paper, enclosure, and hides with the PAM and let everything dry before allowing your snake to come into contact with it. DO NOT TREAT THE WATER BOWL. Keep a supply of treated and dried paper and hides handy so you can swap them quickly when your snake makes a mess and the enclosure needs cleaning.

If you have more than one snake treat everything in your collection.

I do have a humidity gauge.
I guess I'll just keep spraying it. I think he's about to shed soon anyways. His belly was slightly pink on Tuesday.
Today is also his feeding day- should I hold off since he's about to shed and I'm going to treat him again for mites this evening when I get off work?
Or is it still ok to feed him today?


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If it was me and he will eat I would feed him and I am going to second bcr's post. You need to take the tank down to a bare minimum to treat for mites. Put him on paper and get rid of the substrate and anything else that does not have to be in there.