Little White Bugs

I got Ramesses out today and almost had a heart attack there are little white bugs all over him. What are they? How can I get rid of them? Is my snake in danger?

I am pretty sure you are talking about wood mites. You may want to do a search for them.

lol albino mites.

not worth anything haha

http://www.rcreptiles.com/blog/index..._white_bugs_be

If I switched out my Reptibark for newspaper (I'm not holding a buggy snake...), how would I keep the humidity up?

I use newspaper and my humidity is fine

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by JeffJ

lol albino mites.

not worth anything haha

http://www.rcreptiles.com/blog/index..._white_bugs_be

---

albino mites....nice

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by demonicchild

If I switched out my Reptibark for newspaper (I'm not holding a buggy snake...), how would I keep the humidity up?

---

Cover most of the top of the enclosure with foil.

Before you put wood products like that in his cage, you can bake it at 325 for a half and hour to an hour in the oven on a cookie sheet.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by demonicchild

If I switched out my Reptibark for newspaper (I'm not holding a buggy snake...), how would I keep the humidity up?

---

Bigger waterdish, located over the UTH. Also, foil along the top like someone else suggested. You can also provide a humid hide.

I'd suggest treating the cage with prevent-a-mite if you want to keep your current substrate.

As for increasing humidity, foil over any screen(with some left uncovered to prevent stagnant air), dish filled with sphagnum moss misted heavily, wide water dish over heat source to induce evaporation are all methods that people use.

thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I got a nice, big tub out and put his hides and water dish in there with newspaper. I dipped Ramesses in a large water bowl to get the mites off and let him slide though a towel (like in shedding) to be sure they were gone. He is now chillin in his new mite-less home and I'm itchy just thinking about it so a shower sounds nice...

Hm. Empty fifty gallon...maybe its time for that Oscar fish I've always wanted.