so many problems..

[SRMD]

Just going to vent, so ive had my royal python for about 5 days now loved it, found it he was in the sheding process pretty excited.

This morning came to find that my royal python had mites, ok thats a set back go and by some zoo med mite ridder equipment ok so now clean the encousure spray the snake sort everything out.. ok everything cleaned, snake cleaned yay.

go to put the paper towels into the enclousure thats fine, put the hide in thats fine.. put the water dish in thats fine.

put the royal pthon into the enclousre and go to shut the lid BAM the cage cracks the enclousure is broke!!

at this point im raging so i travel 15 mintues to go and buy a new enclosure bought a exo terra medium found out it was way too smale go all the way back to buy a new enclousre spent half hour in the shop.

finally home, everything sorted put the royal python back in his enclosure now, 1 hour later the baby ball python in shed is in alot of stress just woundering around trying to get out.. this is my first ball python 5 days in and hes about to shed

FML SORRY FOR THE VENT, sorry for bad grammer

[WarriorPrincess90]

He is most definitely stressed by all those crazy events. Leave him alone as much as possible around cleaning the enclosure and mite treatments, and he will be just fine.

I know someone will suggest you get PAM for treating mites. PAM is ideal if you can get it. But if you do, follow the directions on the container to the letter.

That said, it sounds like you've had a rough day bud. I hope everything mellows out for you a bit now.

[SRMD]

He is most definitely stressed by all those crazy events. Leave him alone as much as possible around cleaning the enclosure and mite treatments, and he will be just fine.

I know someone will suggest you get PAM for treating mites. PAM is ideal if you can get it. But if you do, follow the directions on the container to the letter.

That said, it sounds like you've had a rough day bud. I hope everything mellows out for you a bit now.

I will not touch him now except for misting the enclousure, replacing water etc..

i have bought some kind of spray you just spray on the snake and leave it so hopefully it should be ok and yes a very good day spend around £50 :/

[rlditmars]

I know someone will suggest you get PAM for treating mites. PAM is ideal if you can get it. But if you do, follow the directions on the container to the letter.

I have read a number of these threads and want to ask for clarity sake. By PAM you are refering to Prevent A Mite, correct? I see the term used a lot. But imagine there is a newbie on these threads who knows very little. As strange as it may seem, I am just wondering if they might think you are refering to the cooking spray.

[mackynz]

I have read a number of these threads and want to ask for clarity sake. By PAM you are refering to Prevent A Mite, correct? I see the term used a lot. But imagine there is a newbie on these threads who knows very little. As strange as it may seem, I am just wondering if they might think you are refering to the cooking spray.

The first time I saw that I was like uhhhh what? I haven't had to deal with mites, but I would hope people would do a quick google search before spraying their snake down with cooking spray

[Daybreaker]

i have bought some kind of spray you just spray on the snake and leave it so hopefully it should be ok and yes a very good day spend around £50 :/

Don't know what spray that is, but the only thing I would use is Prevent a Mite. You DO NOT use it on the snake, but in the enclosure and substrate. IMO everyone who keeps snakes should have a bottle on hand, and even if they don't have any snakes yet but are planning on getting them in the future it's a must just in case:

http://www.pro-products.com/index.ph...d=53&Itemid=59

[SRMD]

Don't know what spray that is, but the only thing I would use is Prevent a Mite. You DO NOT use it on the snake, but in the enclosure and substrate. IMO everyone who keeps snakes should have a bottle on hand, and even if they don't have any snakes yet but are planning on getting them in the future it's a must just in case:

http://www.pro-products.com/index.ph...d=53&Itemid=59

im from the uk i dont you can get that here and i didnt mean that i spent £50 on the spray i meant on everything i had to rebuy

[TheWinWizard]

Just so everyone knows, it's Provent-A-Mite.
Here's a link.
http://www.pro-products.com/index.ph...d=53&Itemid=59

[WarriorPrincess90]

Yes, sorry. I should have clarified.

Cooking spray... Provent-A-Mite.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Reptile Spray
This is the only thing I will use from now on and its totally safe.

Sorry for all your headaches, it will get better..................... We all promise