ok so its mites....

[Lolo76]

its definetly not from the breeder, i got my BP may 17 of this year and did not notice anything (and believe me i check) until last week. As far as pet stores i dont buy any supplies from them at all, just mice.

The one time I had a mite outbreak (with 25 snakes - ugh!), I strongly suspect they hitched a ride home on some feeder mice... I'd just started going to a new shop for mice, and they also sold reptiles at this shop. I asked later if they'd seen any mites around, but of course they said no. They really couldn't have come from anywhere else, and "coincidentally," I never had mites before or after visiting that particular shop.

That PAM stuff works wonders, though, so hopefully the buggers will be gone soon! Don't dwell too much on HOW they got there, just focus now on killing them dead.

The only thing i can think of, is i should have went with my gut instincts when i bought this "drig wood" bark for my tank. I have had bad experiences with bark/mites in the past and just plain dont trust bark.

Bark/wood mites are different from snake mites... so unless the bark had SNAKE mites taking a ride, it's unlikely that's your culprit.

I already ordered PAM, what can i do in the meantime? This sucks, its like finding out I AM the one with a disease or something, im gonna be feeling like crap until this is all over with....

Believe me, I understand that feeling! It's pretty awful, but don't worry - the PAM will take care of things, and you'll be over this soon enough. If the snake is really suffering, you can bathe them or get a bottle of Reptile Relief (Natural Chemistry). This won't solve the problem permanently, but does offer some relief from the currently living mites... I used that on the most affected snakes while waiting for my PAM, and it seemed to help a lot.

Reptile Relief (which can be found at most pet stores): http://www.petnsupplies.com/product_...odel=16256-TDG