BP soaking a lot - no mites

Hey guys my BP has been soaking completely alot recently but close examination reveals no mites. She is in a rack where the room temp is about 75 and my ve-100 thermostat is set to 94, is that too low?

What's the temp on her hotspot? You'll need to get something to measure the temp and then adjust the thermostat til the temp is correct.

If she's soaking a lot and has no mites, she may be trying to hide (lack of security) or she's too hot.

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Originally Posted by 200xth

What's the temp on her hotspot? You'll need to get something to measure the temp and then adjust the thermostat til the temp is correct.

If she's soaking a lot and has no mites, she may be trying to hide (lack of security) or she's too hot.

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the temp gun was picking up about 85ish on top of the bedding in the hot spot so i increased the thermostat to 98 and ill check again later

mites can't always be seen with the naked eye. and 98 is too hot.

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Should i be checking the temps of the bedding or the bottom of the tub?

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Originally Posted by Eazyyyb

Should i be checking the temps of the bedding or the bottom of the tub?

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How thick is your bedding? There shouldn't be that much of a temp drop.

Anywhere your snake can touch is important.


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Originally Posted by jclaiborne

How thick is your bedding? There shoulding be that much of a temp drop.

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half an inch about, im getting about 87 on the bedding and 95ish on the tub

What is the humidity in the enclosure? Do you have a hide on both sides of the enclosure? Cool and hot? You should check the top of the bedding, because that is where she is going to be. And I second alykoz. You can't always see mites. They start out very tiny. Try running a white paper towel along her body and then looking at that. If you see itty bitty (and I'm talking like dandruff size) dots moving, she has baby mites that are only going to get worse. But if she doesn't have mites I'm guessing something is wrong with the heat or humidity.

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Originally Posted by Eazyyyb

half an inch about, im getting about 87 on the bedding and 95ish on the tub

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That seems like a big drop to me...you could try thinning out your substrate even more. The problem is if the snake burrows and get in direct contact with the tub it could get burnt that way especially with it cranked up to 98...also like someone had already said, I was only able to see adult mites on my BTS, I was told that babies aren't visible to the naked eye...

humidity is at 60% and i wiped her down good just now and didnt see anything. ill thin out the substrate and lower the therm. She only really does it at night and its not constant so it might be nothing she just didnt really do it much before

Is everything else fine? Her sheds been normal? She still eating and drinking alright? Her feces look ok? If so, meaning everything else is ok, I'd give it awhile and see if she keeps on doing it. Definitely get her temps set correctly. Your cage seems way to hot to me. I keep my cool side right around 80, and my hot spot around 90, but your humidity seems spot on. Try cooling the tank down a bit and see if that doesn't fix the problem. My guess is she is just cooling off a bit if you have one side at 87 and the other at 98. Not sure if I was reading that right. Do you have a temp gun?

Yes i have a temp gun the therm was set to 98 which made the hot side about 92 now its set to 94 which makes it 90 so hopefully that fixes it. she sheds fine, hasnt eaten this winter though

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Should i be checking the temps of the bedding or the bottom of the tub?

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Bottom of the tub. If they can burrow down to it, they will.

Might be preparing to shed, i had a BP that would soak in her water bowl in the mornings or late at night, i thought she had mites. Took everything out washed and disinfected everything including the tank. Put everything back in she began doing it again so one day went into het tank lifted up her rock on the cold side and saw she was in blue.