Well today confirmed my suspicions. My male bp has mites again.
One might ask how I let this happen. But to be honest one thing it has to be. The Rats I feed him. He was mite free for about a year.
Anyone who is curious about my cleaning procedures:
I use paper towels as substrate. I remove all his logs and what not, then let is water bowl and hide soak in super hot water for about 5-10 minutes. Then I spray down his tank with bleach. Making sure to get into the corners. Then I let it sit. Wipe it out. Rinse with water, then Let it air out for at least 10 minutes. Replace everything. I actually just baked his wood branches and what not a month ago.
This is just frustrating. It has to be the rats. I used to feed him frozen thawed, but my parents went to prekilled instead while I was at college. I most likely will go back to frozen/thawed. Then the rats if they do have mites, will die in the freezer.
I am going to bake his wood things again.... And I wiped him down and his tank and his hide with Natural Chemistry Reptile spray. Then Sprayed Jurassi mite on his paper towels.. let them dry. I put him back in his tank and saw him open his mouth a bit to breath. Scared me like crazy. I will def let it air out more.
What would ya'll conclude about the mites? That they came from the rats when we switched back to prekilled?
:/
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