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  • 04-11-2015, 03:22 PM
    kyle13404
    BRB has silver spots on his back?
    My baby male Brazilian Rainbow Boa has a couple silverish spots on his back. They just appeared recently. He just got mites in his tub, do mites cause these spots? Im waiting on a mite treatment spray to be delivered. I have a couple pictures but I dont know to upload them.
  • 04-11-2015, 03:30 PM
    Sauzo
    Might be mite poop. Iirc, mite poop is either silvery or white, don't remember now. Have you tried to wipe them off? Do they come off? Does the scale under them look funky or raised? And when you treat for mites, remember to treat around the tubs too as the mites can get into carpets, drapes, furniture, pretty much anything.
  • 04-11-2015, 03:31 PM
    kyle13404
    Re: BRB has silver spots on his back?
    Yes I tried to wipe it off but it wouldnt come off. Is it serious?
  • 04-11-2015, 03:57 PM
    Sauzo
    Well without actually seeing pics of it, no way to know, Do the scales looks weird like raised, eaten away, or damaged? If they look fine, then I would probably just chalk it up to coloring/pattern. I don't own any BRBs so I'm not really familiar with them but I know snakes can develop more or colors as they age. Like my big BCI girl has been developing more salmon coloring on her sides with each shed as she ages and she is now 3 years old.
  • 04-11-2015, 04:08 PM
    kyle13404
    Re: BRB has silver spots on his back?
    I have a couple pictures but dont know how to upload them. Do you know how to?
  • 04-14-2015, 01:55 PM
    KitaCat
    http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-Post-Pictures

    Here's a link with instructions on how to post pictures. :gj:
  • 04-16-2015, 03:20 PM
    JoshSloane
    The color on my BRB definitely changes over time. Definitely has some silver sheen. Are the spots symmetrical?
  • 04-17-2015, 05:34 PM
    kyle13404
    Re: BRB has silver spots on his back?
  • 04-17-2015, 06:46 PM
    Sauzo
    Hmm kind of hard to see but do they look like the scale is just colored or does the scale look "funky", like its lifting or corroding/rotting? Honestly, from the pictures, I would probably watch it and make sure it doesn't grow. To me, it doesn't look like a pattern but then again, im not really familiar with BRBs. Maybe someone who has BRBs will chime in. I know they get a silver sheen on them but like I said, those are just a couple scales which makes me worry a little.
  • 04-17-2015, 06:48 PM
    kyle13404
    Re: BRB has silver spots on his back?
    He just got mites last week and I just got the mite spray today. Could it be the mites causing this? Its doing that down some of his spine.
  • 04-17-2015, 07:48 PM
    Sauzo
    Well if it wipes off, then its probably mite poop as I think I read somewhere that snake mite poop is silver. If it doesn't wipe off like you said, then I would definitely watch it and if it doesn't grow or get worse, then I probably wouldn't worry about it, chalk it up as a "birthmark" on him.
  • 04-18-2015, 09:48 PM
    kyle13404
    Re: BRB has silver spots on his back?
    He is finally being treated for the mites. I tried wiping it off but I dont think any came off.
  • 05-02-2015, 03:59 PM
    kyle13404
    Re: BRB has silver spots on his back?
    Mites are finally gone and he is about to shed. Hopefully they will be gone after the shed!
  • 05-02-2015, 07:39 PM
    bcr229
    Mite treatment needs to last for 8 weeks as it can take 30 days for an egg to hatch.
  • 05-03-2015, 12:58 PM
    kyle13404
    Re: BRB has silver spots on his back?
    Really?? I was told 3-4 weeks. Ill keep the treatment going.
  • 05-03-2015, 06:17 PM
    kyle13404
    Re: BRB has silver spots on his back?
    He just shed today and some of the spots are still there. What could they be?
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