This is my first ordeal with snake mites....Originally Posted by snakesRkewl
An outbreak like you describe takes months to build up to, so they probably came with them
I suggest every time you take a snake in to treat it as if it did have mites.
PAM is something every reptile owner should have a can of sitting on the shelf, glad you did the right thing and ordered up a can
Until the PAM comes I suggest just keeping the cage clean and them on newspaper/paper towels.
The water might have been recently swallowed, ball pythons will spit water out if you hold them right after they drink, so maybe??
Treat once a week for 3 weeks and the problem should be gone.
Treat the whole area lightly including the carpet if there is carpet.
What you are seeing is the results of eggs hatching numerous times creating all those little bugs.
Good luck!
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?
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