What do mites look like?

Just curious, I've done some googling and searching this website, but I can't seem to find a good pic. Does anybody have one or could you please explain to me what they look like?
Thanks

They have drawings of snake mites.

http://www.vpi.com/9VPITipsAndTechs/...SnakeMites.htm

I don't know wouldn't know how to rate of any of the recommendations on this page to get rid of them. You'll have to ask others how to do that best.

Do you want to know what they look like to the naked eye? Specks. Otherwise the link Dawn posted is good for a more closeup view. ;)

yea, I was more interested in how they look from the naked eye. are they black spots? white spots?

im not sure because my snakes have never had mites but on some other thread i think it was said that they could be black, white, or red. and i think you could usually see them around the eyes or in their water bowls. i dont know though

My first ball python had mites,and what i saw were little black specs crawling on her,and they were mostly around her eyes.

Mites look like a full-stop


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When they've munched on your snake they lookl like this

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with little legs. Nasty things:mad:

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Do you want to know what they look like to the naked eye? Specks. Otherwise the link Dawn posted is good for a more closeup view. ;)

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uhhh... yea, sorry tend to be a little literal. :P :oops:

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Originally Posted by mr~python

i dont know though

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Well that was helpful.

-adam

They can be black, white or red. The protonymphs are white from everything i've read. If you see what looks like a bunch of tiny pepper grains in a waterbowl, it's probably mites.

A big clue is if your ball is soaking a lot, has not eaten a big meal, your temps are fine, and you've got plenty of suitable sercure hiding places.

Provent-A-Mite is still the best produce I've seen for getting rid of them.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Well that was helpful.

-adam

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i was just telling him what ive read on other forums about what mites look like and that i cant say that i know because i havent learned from experience!!!

Mr Python.. they're just saying that if you don't KNOW about what the thread is about, don't post unless you have a question, or a link that can answer the question.

ok? ;)

ok:) i was just trying to tell him how mites have been described to look like on other threads. i said i didnt know because i cant say from experience and i would hate to be giving out wrong info.:) what i should have said instead of "i dont know though" is i cant say from experience.

In the future, just post the link that you read.. if you can't find the thread, don't post.

I just searched for this. I just bought my ball a week ago. Unfortunatly the place I bought it from didnt seem to kno much because alot of the heating and tank size info they gave me were wrong.

Ive been watchin him a little closer since than and I notice little black specs along his sides all the way down him.. Nothing around the eyes and he doesnt soak himself from wat ive seen so far. But could these be mites.. Im a little worried