Quote Originally Posted by Usserry View Post
I went and bought a magnifying glass then wiped him down. All the specs that came off were specs of coconut substrate. I'm going to try and use the magnifying glass to look at the specs on him tomorrow. I figure I've probably stressed him out enough for tonight.
Does he have any sort of build-up around the corners of his mouth? if he has mites that's a typical sign. It'll look like the same type of build-up as when a little kid gets Oreo crumbs in the corner of their mouth. You can take a moist paper towel and wipe the corners of his mouth and if there's residue, then I'd treat for mites. Secondly - you can check for mites in the water dish. When snakes have mites, they soak themselves which causes them to let go and *hopefully* drown in the water. You can find dead mites floating around in the water too.