Quote Originally Posted by nevohraalnavnoj View Post
BP's will sit in the water if the temps are too warm...and this is clearly not the case here (please seek correct temps). This means mites.

I would recommend a bathing procedure in warm water as outlined in the Barker's book...2-8 hours keeping the water at about 80 degrees (this will require a hot pad). Then rub the snake down with Reptile Relief to kill current mites and use Provent-a-Mite on the enclosure.

JonV
Ok, I double checked the temps. We are ok. Directly under the lamps we are at about 96 degrees. In the other areas temp is around 86-89 degrees. The position of my tank mounted thermometer/hygrometer is not giving accurate readings.

As far as the thing that I thought was a flea, you all were right. It was a mite. This thing had jumped right on my hand when I picked up Alex. So I spritzed him with Reptile Relief & then sprayed the tank/substrate w/ PAM. He was not sitting in his water this evening when I went down to check on him.

As far as hides go, I put a small (9 in long x 4 in high x 6 in deep) box with a hole cut in one end of it. I also have a good sized live plant in there that he hides behind or in.

Thanks for the assistance everyone.