Chilling in her water dish?

So my female has been chilling in her water dish for the past few days. It's not too hot on the warm side (according to the thermometer anyway) but apparently she thinks so? I was watching a video from Brian at BHB and he said they lay in their water to keep cool when they develop follicles so I was wondering if they may be the case? What do you think? Thanks

-Mike

Have you completely ruled out mites and overheating?

.......mites

Laying in the bowl can be a few things.

Could be:

Mites.
Preparing to shed.
Building follicles.
Wanting a more secure hiding area.
Too hot.
Too dry.

Check for all those things, and if none seem to apply, wait it out and see.

-Jen

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YUP. GOOD OLE' MITES. There were 2 in her water bowl and I didn't see any on her (im sure there are though) So now, what to do? The tub my male was in which is empty cuz he's in my new rack had a couple crawling around so I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to treat all 5 of my snakes. I dont have PAM at the moment but I want to treat them ASAP! What can I do? Thanks alot guys!

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Clean the cage, replace substrate with newspaper, and soak her every day. That's all you can do really until the PAM arrives.

Soaking actually does drown the mites, so give her a nice long soak in some luke warm water to help get them off.

In the meantime, order PAM and Reptile Relief ASAP as those will be the most effective treatments. Check it out, we have a little guide on taking care of mites to help you out :)

http://lllreptile.com/info/library/c...h-snake-mites/

Good luck! They're a pain, but they're not the end of the world.

-Jen

What about my rack? They have to be crawling around in there. It's a wood rack with a smooth finish

You're going to have to PAM the whole thing when it comes it.

Okay just ordered everything! Thanks guys. God I feel bad .. How the hell did she get mites?!!?!

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You're going to have to PAM the whole thing when it comes it.

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Yep. I'd assume every snake in the rack has mites, and treat it accordingly. They can move far and wide in a surprisingly short amount of time!

-Jen

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Okay just ordered everything! Thanks guys. God I feel bad .. How the hell did she get mites?!!?!

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Could have been anything. All it takes is one mite or one egg from anywhere and they spread like wildfire. I got them from a couple new snakes I got for Christmas and the PAM cleared everything right up within a couple days. Good luck.

And one can goes pretty far. I still have about half left and I have 17 snakes and my beardie that I treated the enclosures with. Not sure if you have any invertebrates, but be SURE you don't spray anywhere near them. I actually temporarily relocated all my tarantulas to a closed room for a week while I was treating, apparently it kills them too.

Perry had mites when I first got her and we were told that vegetable oil will take care of them. So we cleaned everything and put oil on her, cleared them right up. Starting from the base of the skull and going completely down the body. Idk if anyone else has tried it but it worked for me.

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Perry had mites when I first got her and we were told that vegetable oil will take care of them. So we cleaned everything and put oil on her, cleared them right up. Starting from the base of the skull and going completely down the body. Idk if anyone else has tried it but it worked for me.

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That's okay for treating the snake itself but does nothing for the eggs and the enclosure. It's very good for suffocating those buggers though.

When I spray my rack with PAM do I need to wipe it down with a warm wash cloth? Again thanks for your help!

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When I spray my rack with PAM do I need to wipe it down with a warm wash cloth? Again thanks for your help!

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When it comes in, read the directions on the label word for word. No more, no less. If I remember correctly you spray the enclosure, let it air dry. Make sure you remove the snake first lol.

Indeed, spray, let dry. Without reptile of course.

Get ready to clean the enclosures and snakes every day until that Pam comes in, it's a hard road ahead but it's manageable. Get your animals on paper towels ASAP. Give them a good bath making sure to dunk their head. Mites love sinking into their pits and eyes. You can work them out with a wet q-tip and pop them out like pimples, they will burry into the scales. All you can do now is make your snakes life a little better until the Pam comes in.

Defiantly plan on doing this as I am a clean freak when it comes to my snakes already! Thats why I feel like I did something wrong because I try my best to avoid mites

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Defiantly plan on doing this as I am a clean freak when it comes to my snakes already! Thats why I feel like I did something wrong because I try my best to avoid mites

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Nah it happens to the best of us. Don't worry about it, just take care of your animals. :)

First thing that came to mind when I read this thread title was mites.... Ick. When you soak use a drop of dawn dishsoap in the water too. *knock on wood* I have not personally had to deal with mites, so I could not say first hand. I do know that I have read to make sure you follow directions on the Pam EXACTLY, though. I have also read about people putting flea powder for dogs on the floor around your snake area, so any eggs that drop when you are in and out can't survive. Good luck with your battle.

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