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BirdInATux
05-10-17, 09:03 PM
Hello Everyone!

I am a new snake owner and am enjoying it very much. Hope to learn a lot here and look forward to seeing other's experiences.

See ya around!
PeachyKeen
05-10-17, 11:55 PM
Welcome to sSNAKESs! :)
dave himself
05-11-17, 12:40 AM
Hi and welcome :)
Scubadiver59
05-11-17, 05:00 AM
Pics! Pics! Pics!

Not that I've posted a lot of them myself, but...Pics! :rolleyes:
Tsubaki
05-11-17, 05:33 AM
Welcome to ssnakess!
BirdInATux
05-11-17, 01:35 PM
Pics! Pics! Pics!

Not that I've posted a lot of them myself, but...Pics! :rolleyes:

As soon as I have 5 posts and can submit pics I will.

See ya around!
BirdInATux
05-12-17, 07:35 AM
Pics! Pics! Pics!

Not that I've posted a lot of them myself, but...Pics! :rolleyes:


As soon as the system lets me (5 posts) I will post a few pics.
Scubadiver59
05-12-17, 11:18 AM
As soon as the system lets me (5 posts) I will post a few pics.

Just post a few comments in the "newbie" section--say "Welcome to the forum!" a few times--and you'll be at five posts in no time!

That's what I did...and still do! :rolleyes:
BirdInATux
05-12-17, 09:33 PM
Hit 5 posts so decided to throw a couple of pics up. Noticed mites yesterday :( so here are a few pics of him getting a bath/soak. Any suggestions on remedies before they get out of hand? Was told to soak a couple hours then 2 days later another couple of hours.



*** pics will have to wait. Still not letting me.
Scubadiver59
05-12-17, 10:02 PM
You're limited to 640x480 so you'd have to resize before uploading.

Use a pic hosting service, like Imgur, and use the image link tool above where you type your posts to link to your image(s).

Hit 5 posts so decided to throw a couple of pics up. Noticed mites yesterday :( so here are a few pics of him getting a bath/soak. Any suggestions on remedies before they get out of hand? Was told to soak a couple hours then 2 days later another couple of hours.



*** pics will have to wait. Still not letting me.
BirdInATux
05-12-17, 11:42 PM
Use a pic hosting service, like Imgur, and use the image link tool above where you type your posts to link to your image(s).

A couple of pics from the soak/bath.

http://i.imgur.com/Sy8NuB7.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5chOyhg.jpg


Thanks for the imgur suggestion!

See ya around.
dannybgoode
05-13-17, 01:29 PM
You'll need to do more than just soak in water to get rid of mits.

There's various chemical treatments - Nix, proventamite, callingtons etc and then there's the natural route- predatory mites which feed on the snake mites
BirdInATux
05-13-17, 08:46 PM
You'll need to do more than just soak in water to get rid of mits.

There's various chemical treatments - Nix, proventamite, callingtons etc and then there's the natural route- predatory mites which feed on the snake mites


Yeah I actually used the soak in conjunction with 'Reptile Spray' which has Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate as the active ingredient. I am weary of such sprays though.

I am very interested in the mite vs mite scenario. Will have to look more into this If I can't get it under control. As of now the mites are still present, found some in the water bowl.

Thanks for the input!
dannybgoode
05-14-17, 12:00 AM
Predatory mites are awesome. 100% safe, and 100% effective. Once there's no more snake mites, if your not bioactive and there's no springtails for them to feed off they simply die away.
BirdInATux
05-14-17, 06:49 PM
Predatory mites are awesome. 100% safe, and 100% effective. Once there's no more snake mites, if your not bioactive and there's no springtails for them to feed off they simply die away.


I am ordering some mites first thing in the morning to ship overnight. I will let you know how it goes. The snake mites are getting bad. Lots more in the water dish and can see them crawling on her.

I plan on using coconut coir for the substrate in order to allow the Hypoaspis Mites to survive longer. Hopefully this will clear up the problem.

There are supposedly 12k Hypoaspis Mites in the shipment. Should be enough :P

I will keep you updated. Thanks so much for your input
BirdInATux
05-19-17, 03:23 PM
I just received the mites via FedEx. I have a brick of Coconut Coir (Bed-A-Beast) soaking in warm water right now. Going to put a small layer down as substrate. Figured it would be better for the predatory mites than plain paper towels.

I get off work in 3 hours will probably release them in the tank then. Will update with pictures at that time.

Anybody with mite experience feel free to chime in if I am not doing something right/efficiently.

Thanks for reading!