This is my first ordeal with snake mites....
I would bet money that BJ brought them because Bella is very light colored and I've never seen anything on her or seen her soaking prior to this.
Plus, she didn't have nearly as many as the much darker, always-soaking BJ did.
BJ's breeder is a good friend...do I mention the mites to him or just let it go?
He certainly would have never knowingly sent her home with me knowing she had cooties.
They're both Boas...I've seen them drink by submerging their heads but I can't imagine them drinking warm water.
I worry that Bella may have gotten panicky in the tub while I was cleaning her house and inhaled water....or that having mites gave her an RI.
Giving Beeps shots is an ordeal already...I can't imagine how much medicine and how big of a needle I'd need for a 7 foot Boa.....:-\
At least I can be thankful there's no carpet in the house.
They're in a room with a concrete floor that used to be a porch.
Would diatomaceous earth spread under their racks and shelves kill mites like it does fleas?