Mite Update.

DeesBalls · 08-18-11, 10:47 PM

So i thought i had mites, well, she didnt show any signs of having mites, ... she never soaked and all taht, well i did see some little bugs on her and she does have black around her eyes but she still is never soaking... i just want to be clear on this.. any help is awesome!

Uncle_Rev · 08-18-11, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LiL_Boa

So i thought i had mites, well, she didnt show any signs of having mites, ... she never soaked and all taht, well i did see some little bugs on her and she does have black around her eyes but she still is never soaking... i just want to be clear on this.. any help is awesome!

Pick one of the little black bugs off. Squeeze it between your thumb and forefinger, if it leaves a little red streak it is reptile mites. Not all snakes will soak when they have mites. My RTB did not soak at all.

DeesBalls · 08-18-11, 11:09 PM

ok, thanks. if i can get one ill try it. like i said, they all are around the eyes it appears...

stephanbakir · 08-19-11, 05:19 AM

Sounds like mites. I'd get some nix.
Check the cloaca.

whoaxmary · 08-19-11, 08:17 AM

I'd follow Stephans advice and get some nix and do a treatment just incase. (search nix fix on the forums) It lasts a year anyways, and isn't expensive. Better to be safe with sorry, and it is mites you want to nab them asap.