Help! Found mites on my new suriname boa!!!

[alice40604345]

I just got my baby suriname boa and find it soak himself in his water bowl, then I find a mite in the water!! I don't know how to do I have two other ball pythons and I live in a studio can not separate them in different rooms... May I know what is the best way to get rid of mites???

[alice40604345]

Suriname boa needs high humidity so I'm really not sure how to get rid with keeping high humidity...

[MissterDog]

Oh no! I'm sorry! Here is the best guide to follow for getting rid of Mites

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...it-with-AaronP

If you can, get a hold of Prevent-A-Mite asap! (for prevention and killing mites. NOT to be used on the snake directly)

Here is another helpful thread with using Frontline spray as an alternative to Nix solution or Reptile spray(used on snake directly).

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-bugs!-(/page3

[alice40604345]

Thank you Thank you Thank you sooooo much!!!
I was searching this Prevent-A-Mite but I can not find it on Amazon but only find it on http://pro-products.com/provent-a-mite/ here, May I know is there any place I can get it quickly? Is it sold in some stores?
The other thing I worry about is it looks I should replace the bedding with paper towel, but can I still keep high humidity for him in a tub with paper towel bedding?
Thank you so much!!! I was too worried

Oh no! I'm sorry! Here is the best guide to follow for getting rid of Mites

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...it-with-AaronP

If you can, get a hold of Prevent-A-Mite asap! (for prevention and killing mites. NOT to be used on the snake directly)

Here is another helpful thread with using Frontline spray as an alternative to Nix solution or Reptile spray(used on snake directly).

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-bugs!-(/page3

[MissterDog]

Thank you Thank you Thank you sooooo much!!!
I was searching this Prevent-A-Mite but I can not find it on Amazon but only find it on http://pro-products.com/provent-a-mite/ here, May I know is there any place I can get it quickly? Is it sold in some stores?
The other thing I worry about is it looks I should replace the bedding with paper towel, but can I still keep high humidity for him in a tub with paper towel bedding?
Thank you so much!!! I was too worried

Not too sure about where you can get it quickly. Pro-products is where I prefer to get mine as it's directly from the maker (Bob) but I find shipping speeds with him can vary. Only other sites I know where you can buy PAM are http://www.pangeareptile.com, http://www.lllreptile.com and http://www.snakemuseum.com

Sorry I can't be anymore help! I hoping one of the options will have faster shipping than the other. Good luck!

[alice40604345]

Thank you soooooo much for your help!!! You're really really nice!!! I'm so worried and can't sleep.....Oh I'm also very worried my other two ball pythons

Not too sure about where you can get it quickly. Pro-products is where I prefer to get mine as it's directly from the maker (Bob) but I find shipping speeds with him can vary. Only other sites I know where you can buy PAM are http://www.pangeareptile.com, http://www.lllreptile.com and http://www.snakemuseum.com

Sorry I can't be anymore help! I hoping one of the options will have faster shipping than the other. Good luck!

[MissterDog]

Thank you soooooo much for your help!!! You're really really nice!!! I'm so worried and can't sleep.....Oh I'm also very worried my other two ball pythons

Take a deep breath! It will be okay! Just make sure you Quarantine your boa for atleast 2-3 months while treating mites. The days you handle your boa don't handle your bps, or atleast, make sure you care for your bps first before looking after your boa. Any time you handle him change your clothes and I'd even say hop into the shower to help prevent those nasty things form hitching a ride.


Here is a thread about the QT process and how other's handle it.


https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...antine-process


I hope this all helps! I personally have not dealt with mites before but I'm hoping others who have can chime in in more detail!

[alice40604345]

Thank you sooooo much!! I just clean his enclosure and put the CHE on the carpet then burn a big whole on the carpet... Not sure how much I'll pay for the apartment What a day...

Take a deep breath! It will be okay! Just make sure you Quarantine your boa for atleast 2-3 months while treating mites. The days you handle your boa don't handle your bps, or atleast, make sure you care for your bps first before looking after your boa. Any time you handle him change your clothes and I'd even say hop into the shower to help prevent those nasty things form hitching a ride.


Here is a thread about the QT process and how other's handle it.


https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...antine-process


I hope this all helps! I personally have not dealt with mites before but I'm hoping others who have can chime in in more detail!

[Sauzo]

The one time i had to deal with mites, it was for my dumerils. Luckily they didnt get to any of my other snakes. I just moved my snakes upstairs to a spare bedroom in a glass tank with paper towels and hides and used Provent-A-Mite for 3 months. Got rid of them.

It's true surinames as well as any other boa need a good humidity but i wouldnt call it high. I keep all my snakes between 65-80% depending on the day and season. A couple months of lower humidity isnt going to kill your snake but a million mites feeding on your snake will.

Just relax. While mites suck, they arent the end of the world and pretty much anyone who has kept snakes for years has dealt with it at least once. Usually bringing home an unwanted hitchhiker is the culprit. That is what it was for me.

[alice40604345]

Thank you so much! I was feeling like the end of the world and feel so sorry for him and also putting risk on my other two snakes. I just move one of them to the kitchen but there's no door of the kitchen... another one on the opposite of the boa in the room... Sadly I live in a studio....May I know where did you get the Provent-A-Mite? I believe I have wait for days buying them online... Hoping there's a store somewhere... My new tub tools will come tomorrow and I'll move him there, hope it could help keep a 65-80 humidity with paper towel... Thank you so much!!!

The one time i had to deal with mites, it was for my dumerils. Luckily they didnt get to any of my other snakes. I just moved my snakes upstairs to a spare bedroom in a glass tank with paper towels and hides and used Provent-A-Mite for 3 months. Got rid of them.

It's true surinames as well as any other boa need a good humidity but i wouldnt call it high. I keep all my snakes between 65-80% depending on the day and season. A couple months of lower humidity isnt going to kill your snake but a million mites feeding on your snake will.

Just relax. While mites suck, they arent the end of the world and pretty much anyone who has kept snakes for years has dealt with it at least once. Usually bringing home an unwanted hitchhiker is the culprit. That is what it was for me.