Weird behavior?

[Aaron Speciale]

Alright, so I was in the other room getting my ball python's food and when I went back in I found him fully in his water bowl rolling around. Once I stood infront of his tub he stopped and just stared at me for a little and then put his head under the water completely and started doing it again, which freaked me out so I picked him up out of the bowl and he seemed completely fine after that (he even ate 20 mins later). His temps are also right and his humidity is 58% (measured by an acu-rite digital thermometer).

If any of you guys know why he had that weird moment or what it could of been would be awesome because it kinda freaked me out and I don't want anything to be wrong with him.

[jason79]

Have you checked for mites?

[Aaron Speciale]

I haven't seen any and there are no other reptiles in my house.

[RichsBallPythons]

Switch his bedding to paper towel for a while to see if you notice and mites.

If you have Provent a Mite on hand id treat the cage with that as well just encase

[Aaron Speciale]

I haven't noticed any on him or in his water bowl, but I'll make sure to keep an eye out for them. I don't have any provent-a-mite on me right now, but if I see any I'll make sure to get it as soon as possible. Do you guys know the best place/cheapest to order provent-a-mite?

[RichsBallPythons]

http://pro-products.com/

[Aaron Speciale]

I know that provent-a-mite will kill everything in the enclosure, but if he ended up having mites, what would I use to treat the mites that are directly on him? Or would prevent-a-mite also kill those too?

[BPelizabeth]

Could he just be getting ready to shed??? I have one that will do that....as well as after you handle her....she will go "rinse off" when you put her back in her cage. She is such a brat...

[RichsBallPythons]

PAM will kill all stages of the mites that are on him. It will last for 30 days in a small dusty residue in his cage that the mites will come in contact with and will die from this.

Just spray the cage down, before spraying the cage besure to remove the snake and water bowl and wait about 1 min to air it out. Return the snake when you feel comfortable, but wait 1 hr to return the water.

[het.pied]

i usually wait an hour for the PAM to dry before placing the snake back in the enclosure.