i have eggs and mites! help!

adopted a female i was told might be gravid... she showed no signs of it after a while i gave up. I was originally going to go the maternal incubation route.... i had a snake come down with mites somehow and it spread to my collection... went to treat her today and low and behold, 4 shiny white eggs. How do i treat the momma and eggs? i dont hve an incubator! help!

You don't need to treat the eggs. You do, however, need to treat the momma ASAP. She is very weak right now and will more than likely suffer more than a healthy animal would because of her depleted resources.

You need to get an incubator and some help. I can help you.

PM me.

Worry about the eggs rather than the mites at first, the mites won't bother the eggs. Either get an incubator up and running or get a maternal setup together. Whichever you do, do it asap.

treating mom now... what do you suggest i do after that? it looks like there may be one slug... no veins and looks wet. should i seperate it from the rest or leave it and watch it? obviously i need to remove the eggs from her nest and throw that tub away... is it safe to put them and her on a paper towel in the middle of the tub and leave them be? What a disasterous first clutch :(

Oh man that sucks. I'm not sure what to tell you since you don't have an incubator set up. As for the egg you can leave it in. If it starts to rot it's not going to hurt your other eggs. I had an egg die early on last year and left it in the entire time and it did not hurt the other eggs.

Yikes. :( I would worry that a mite treatment would have a negative impact on the eggs so maternal incubation may not be in the cards for you. I'd get an incubator asap so you can tend to mom and get rid of those mites.

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Originally Posted by Quiet Tempest

Yikes. :( I would worry that a mite treatment would have a negative impact on the eggs so maternal incubation may not be in the cards for you. I'd get an incubator asap so you can tend to mom and get rid of those mites.

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everything seems to be going smoothly now... i have a friend with an incubator just in case but i am going to leave them with her for a while longer... she is eating and coiling :) im very proud of her <3

thanks everyone for all your advice... helped out alot :) i was freaking out until i just sat down... took a deep breath and let my common sense kick in :)

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everything seems to be going smoothly now... i have a friend with an incubator just in case but i am going to leave them with her for a while longer... she is eating and coiling :) im very proud of her <3

thanks everyone for all your advice... helped out alot :) i was freaking out until i just sat down... took a deep breath and let my common sense kick in :)

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I have no doubt that your female would brood the eggs without any trouble all the way to their hatching so long as her enclosure provides adequate temp and humidity for her. :) In fact, maternal incubation is the only method I use with my balls. My concern would be with the active agents in mite treatments. They might cause problems for the embryos in the eggs. If mites are present, they will continue feasting and multiplying on your female and she can't easily fight her maternal instincts to alleviate the discomfort by prolonged soaks in water.

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Originally Posted by Quiet Tempest

I have no doubt that your female would brood the eggs without any trouble all the way to their hatching so long as her enclosure provides adequate temp and humidity for her. :) In fact, maternal incubation is the only method I use with my balls. My concern would be with the active agents in mite treatments. They might cause problems for the embryos in the eggs. If mites are present, they will continue feasting and multiplying on your female and she can't easily fight her maternal instincts to alleviate the discomfort by prolonged soaks in water.

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I AGREE. i am keeping a close eye on her. Temps and humidity in the tub i have her in are near perfect. i think we will be ok... but we shall see.

Just curious if you ever PM'd Heather? She offered her help to you, and if I were you, I wouldn't turn that offer down, not with a keeper like Heather!

How are mom and eggs doing?