Mites in eyes and heat pits.

[Abouse]

Hey all so i posted the other day about a bp i got for a guy ...who come to find out is pretty sick... The vet found a couple mites on tuesday but i wasnt seeing any but i treated her and everything i read said i should be seeing dead ones...well i havent i just have her a reallllly good look over and they are all in her eyes and pits... How do i treat them in those areas...??
Thanks.

[Abouse]

Sorry from a guy. And the snake is very sick

[Gc99]

Im very sorry to hear that, i wish mites went extinct. Anyways, i used a mix of lice medicine and water, i sprayed the whole body but the head, eyes and pits i rubbed with my hand, making sure no to get the mix in the snake's mouth

[Gc99]

Remember what i said, you have to treat the cage before putting the snake in, and you gotta treat the snake before she goes back into a clean tank

[zina10]

The mites migrated to the eyes and heat pits because of the "soaks" you do.

Like its been mentioned, if you have a spray such as "Provent a mite" , you treat the cage, and the mites will die eventually.

Now... You want to run it by the vet to make sure that whatever else he has given you or making you use will be safe in conjunction. The poor snake is weakened with all it is going through.

You always want to be careful to use more then one product when getting rid of mites or external parasites. You CAN overdose that way. Usually you should stick to one product at a time, esp. if it contains permethrins or pyrethrins.

When it comes to mites I prefer sprays such as provent a mite, where you treat the enclosure and it kills the mites on the snake.

So read the instructions and ingredients on the items the vet gave you, and if any have a "lingering" effect, then wait for a bit.

[Abouse]

Remember what i said, you have to treat the cage before putting the snake in, and you gotta treat the snake before she goes back into a clean tank

Yea i did the cage and her looks like ill have to redo it.

[Abouse]

The mites migrated to the eyes and heat pits because of the "soaks" you do.

Like its been mentioned, if you have a spray such as "Provent a mite" , you treat the cage, and the mites will die eventually.

Now... You want to run it by the vet to make sure that whatever else he has given you or making you use will be safe in conjunction. The poor snake is weakened with all it is going through.

You always want to be careful to use more then one product when getting rid of mites or external parasites. You CAN overdose that way. Usually you should stick to one product at a time, esp. if it contains permethrins or pyrethrins.

When it comes to mites I prefer sprays such as provent a mite, where you treat the enclosure and it kills the mites on the snake.

So read the instructions and ingredients on the items the vet gave you, and if any have a "lingering" effect, then wait for a bit.

Oh well look at that. Hmmm ok i just thought i would see some dead ones by now and i havent seen any except the ones i can find on her and can squish.
Yea i was told the lice product should be fine but she put her head in the water multiple times as well....was she just not staying inder long enough to affect them then? Ugh i just wanna make her better right now 😩

[Gc99]

She put her head under water? I dont understand, did you soak her in the lice medicine with water?

[Gc99]

If whatever mite treatment ( PAM, or lice treatment) is effective it should kill all the mites ON the snake, so the only way for them to get back on them is if there are still some left in the cage

[Abouse]

If whatever mite treatment ( PAM, or lice treatment) is effective it should kill all the mites ON the snake, so the only way for them to get back on them is if there are still some left in the cage

She put her head under water during the soaks the vet had me do.. When i did the lice treatmemt today there was only one mite in the tub after the 20 min. The cage was totally washed out(power washed) and bleached. The bleach sat in there for about 20 min as well.. I didnt see anything on her. Then a bit ago i had to take her out to do her other medication for RI amd mouth rot and i noticed something on her eye....so when i looked closer at her whole head her eyes are full of mites and her pits.