I just picked up my second ball python, a lavender het pied male around 300 grams from a local breeder on Saturday. He invited me to come over and check out his collection and I did.
Everything looked good after viewing more than a dozen snakes in his collection. He allowed me to choose ones id like to see aswell. So I know he wasn't just showing me the good.
So now he has been in quarantine since. I've been using paper towel as substrate so anything that shows will be visable.
My question is how long before I know for sure there are no life stages of mites on him? because id like to use the natural substrates I use in my females enclosure.