It has less to do with people wanting to criticize and more to do with people wanting to let him know how many scammers are out there.. I'm happy he got a great deal on a beautiful animal but say he falls on very hard times in 3 months and has to sell the lesser. Should he go on the word of a likely unknown breeder on the genetics and risk ruining his own name by selling it as something it may never prove to be? That's all it boils down to here.
Anyone who IS trying to downplay his purchase IS in the wrong here. I for one simply want him to know the importance of proven genetics on this hobby. If the het pied portion of the snake doesn't matter to the OP then he will take no hard feelings to any of this regardless.
As for the mites.. The mite off will kill mites on the snake but you have to kill the entire life cycle. Eggs, larvae, etc.. It requires about 2 weeks of treatments. The provent-a-mite does work wonders to do just this but you need to order it online and follow the directions exactly. Do not put it on the animal. Let the enclosure dry for at least 20 minutes before putting the snake back in. You'd only need one treatment of this.
If you can't get this, clean the enclosure and everything in it with a mild bleach and water solution. Keep the snake on white paper towels for some weeks so you can see the mites if there are any. Continue to spray the snake down every few days with the mite off. Use a small piece of paper towel or cotton ball soaked in it to rub the mite off around the face, heat pits, under the chin, etc.. Check the water bowl daily for mites. If you keep everything clean and do this diligently you should kill them before it becomes a problem.
If you have a bug spray (raid) designed to kill spiders, you can lightly spray a line around the floor of the table or shelf that the snakes enclosure sits on. This will create a barrier that any rouge mites can not pass. Even a small can of generic lice spray from Walmart or Walgreens. Their brand of NIX. Works great for this. Just be sure to only use this as a preventative barrier around things but not inside enclosures. Doing this will prevent any other reptiles you may have in your house from getting mites.
Be sure to deal with the infested snake last and not mess with any others that day unless you plan to change clothes, shower, etc.. It only takes one mite to start an infestation.
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