wholovessnakes
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As a new snake owner, I panicked a few weeks ago thinking Spike had mites. Soaked him in water, washed the cage completey, used Jurassimite, and I think I got whatever it was, may or may not have been mites, got me. I'm not exactly an expert at this and I gladly admit that.
So anyways, now I'm paranoid. How do I know for sure I got rid of them? I have been watching his water and changing every day, no pepper flakes, then he lays in the water and I get a little freaked out, today, cleaned every thing out again, found a little bug on his log, but it had wings and clearly was not a mite. Creepy, but not a mite. A normal person would not have been able to see it, I have scary good eyesight.
We handle Spike at least 3-4 times a week, he's such a good boy, and I haven't seen anything although yesterday when he was soaking, I swear I saw a black speck on him lodged between two scales, but I pulled him out, gave him a good looking over and nothing. I think I am just going crazy personally.
I am not a bug person. To be blunt- I don't do bugs. Bugs and frogs, they creep me out, I digress.....So bottom line, I'm not sure what I saw a few weeks ago was a mite, not sure he has mites now, and don't want mites. Will I see them if he has them? For sure? If I handle regularly and observe carefully will I eventually know whether or not he has them.
He hasn't seemed distraught but he doesn't usually lay in the water- he may be getting ready to shed though, it's been about 4-5 weeks and he's growing pretty good. Took 2 pinkies like they were an appetizer on Friday. Oh, and he's a creamsicle, so it's not like he's black or anything, it should be semi-easy to see them, correct?
Thanks in advance, this website rocks!
So anyways, now I'm paranoid. How do I know for sure I got rid of them? I have been watching his water and changing every day, no pepper flakes, then he lays in the water and I get a little freaked out, today, cleaned every thing out again, found a little bug on his log, but it had wings and clearly was not a mite. Creepy, but not a mite. A normal person would not have been able to see it, I have scary good eyesight.
We handle Spike at least 3-4 times a week, he's such a good boy, and I haven't seen anything although yesterday when he was soaking, I swear I saw a black speck on him lodged between two scales, but I pulled him out, gave him a good looking over and nothing. I think I am just going crazy personally.
I am not a bug person. To be blunt- I don't do bugs. Bugs and frogs, they creep me out, I digress.....So bottom line, I'm not sure what I saw a few weeks ago was a mite, not sure he has mites now, and don't want mites. Will I see them if he has them? For sure? If I handle regularly and observe carefully will I eventually know whether or not he has them.
He hasn't seemed distraught but he doesn't usually lay in the water- he may be getting ready to shed though, it's been about 4-5 weeks and he's growing pretty good. Took 2 pinkies like they were an appetizer on Friday. Oh, and he's a creamsicle, so it's not like he's black or anything, it should be semi-easy to see them, correct?
Thanks in advance, this website rocks!
