Help!

[cPilot939]

It has been a 5 days since i got my snake, I quickly noticed a tick on his back and lots of other little bugs. What should i do, i just got home from washington. I do understand i need to purchase reptile relief but its 12 am. wanted to know if there was something i can do

[elevatethis]

www.LLLreptile.com <---

They sell a Provent-a-Mite and Reptile Relief Combo pack for about $30 shipped to your door. I ordered from them on a monday, and unleashed the wrath on the mites that friday.

Do a search on "provent-a-mite" or just "mites" and you'll get a lot of good info!

Here's a good thread:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...provent-a-mite

[elevatethis]

Just to add....a 30 minute soak in cage temp water (take a container with holes on the top that can hold water up to about the snakes back and place it in its enclosure for a few mins) and that should at least keep the population of breeding adult mites in check until you get your bug spray (provent-a-mite).

[cPilot939]

i have a small fish tank. will that do? and do i use gloves to pick him up? aslo what do i do with its home while i have him in the other tank

thanks for helping
cPilot

[cPilot939]

I bathed him and removed two ticks, they were not biting him but just crawling all over, i cleaned his home and tomorrow ill pick up some reptail relief. While i had him out i had some time to handle him, he was very tense at first but i pet him and he loosed up really quick. as i was fixing to put him back he tensed up around my arm refusing to go back in held him back for a second and then he let himself in. I really am starting to enjoy this new hobby of mine

Snakes are cool!!!!!