So I'm really new to owning snakes and even newer to this forum. I recently bought a 6 month old female ball python, haven't had her more then a week. I noticed that she has been spending most her time in the water dish and I read that that is a sign of mites. I have not seen any mites, but I'm also not sure what exactly I'm looking for. I read somewhere that maybe the humidity is low in the tank but I keep it at a constant 60%-70% so I don't think that's the problem. Also she isn't going into shed (no graying of scales/blue cloudy eyes).
So my questions are:
1. How can I be sure she has or does not have mites?
2. What's the best way to get rid of the mites?
3. How long do I have before this becomes serious?
4. What are some ways to prevent this in the future?
Thank you all very much, hopefully next post I will be talking about how happy and healthy she is
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