jacki3x_04
02-13-2011, 12:00 PM
Okay so there are probably like 500 other posts asking about mites but I'm going to ask. So I went to check on Hercules ( picture below)http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1071&pictureid=7935
Just putting the picture up so you know his size and what he looks like.
Anyway, I was checking on him because I needed to do a water change. He is also in his last stage of shedding so I wanted to make sure everything was going smoothly. As I picked him up I saw a little grayish/blackish thing crawling on him. Obviously it was a mite, I took it off. Then I cleaned his home, I am using paper towel as bedding, and threw away his paper towel hide and gave him a new one. I also gave him a bath for about 15-20 minutes. Wasn't a long time, but I figured it was enough for him. Then I used a paper towel to dry him and nothing showed up. I also checked the other snakes, they are all separated but I was a little paranoid. Everyone else was clean, but I still cleaned them and their cages. Later on I am going to get the reptile relief, even though everyone else was clean should I still treat them too? Am I being paranoid? Thanks.
Just putting the picture up so you know his size and what he looks like.
Anyway, I was checking on him because I needed to do a water change. He is also in his last stage of shedding so I wanted to make sure everything was going smoothly. As I picked him up I saw a little grayish/blackish thing crawling on him. Obviously it was a mite, I took it off. Then I cleaned his home, I am using paper towel as bedding, and threw away his paper towel hide and gave him a new one. I also gave him a bath for about 15-20 minutes. Wasn't a long time, but I figured it was enough for him. Then I used a paper towel to dry him and nothing showed up. I also checked the other snakes, they are all separated but I was a little paranoid. Everyone else was clean, but I still cleaned them and their cages. Later on I am going to get the reptile relief, even though everyone else was clean should I still treat them too? Am I being paranoid? Thanks.