What do mites look like?

[Griggs2121]

Just curious, I've done some googling and searching this website, but I can't seem to find a good pic. Does anybody have one or could you please explain to me what they look like?
Thanks

[unimom]

They have drawings of snake mites.

http://www.vpi.com/9VPITipsAndTechs/...SnakeMites.htm

I don't know wouldn't know how to rate of any of the recommendations on this page to get rid of them. You'll have to ask others how to do that best.

[tigerlily]

Do you want to know what they look like to the naked eye? Specks. Otherwise the link Dawn posted is good for a more closeup view.

[Griggs2121]

yea, I was more interested in how they look from the naked eye. are they black spots? white spots?

[mr~python]

im not sure because my snakes have never had mites but on some other thread i think it was said that they could be black, white, or red. and i think you could usually see them around the eyes or in their water bowls. i dont know though

[python kid]

My first ball python had mites,and what i saw were little black specs crawling on her,and they were mostly around her eyes.

[Lady Python]

Mites look like a full-stop


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When they've munched on your snake they lookl like this

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with little legs. Nasty things

[unimom]

Do you want to know what they look like to the naked eye? Specks. Otherwise the link Dawn posted is good for a more closeup view.

uhhh... yea, sorry tend to be a little literal.

[Adam_Wysocki]

i dont know though

Well that was helpful.

-adam

[Schlyne]

They can be black, white or red. The protonymphs are white from everything i've read. If you see what looks like a bunch of tiny pepper grains in a waterbowl, it's probably mites.

A big clue is if your ball is soaking a lot, has not eaten a big meal, your temps are fine, and you've got plenty of suitable sercure hiding places.

Provent-A-Mite is still the best produce I've seen for getting rid of them.