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What do mites look like?

Today when I took out my water dish to clean, i notice little white bugs under it. Are those mites?

10/31/06 01:50am

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Message To: TD Red-Tail Boas In reference to Message Id: 1042735

What do mites look like?

Sounds like mites. You don’t want any type of bugs in your enclosure. You need to order some Provent A Mite online for about $20. Use it as directed and you will not have to worry about mites again. I’ve only seen the black mites that look like little poppyseeds in the waterdish, but I know there are white ones as well. Then you want to get a fecal float done to be sure your pet doesn’t have internal parasites. Get them all checked. I once saw a couple mites in my ball pythons water dish and I had a fecal done on him, my rtb and as an afterthought figured I’d get my leo gecko checked too - the 2 snakes came up clean even tho I saw one live mite on my rtb and several in my bp’s dish and my leo who I never saw anything, came up loaded with internal parasites. It has been treated with medicine.

10/31/06 02:00am

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Message To: Josephine 11 !! In reference to Message Id: 1042742

What do mites look like?

Sorry if a dumb question, but what is fecal float? is it an exaimnation on its poo?

10/31/06 02:41am

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Message To: TD Red-Tail Boas In reference to Message Id: 1042771

What do mites look like?

Yes, that is exactly what it is. In Reno, my vet charges $20 for one and the results are available within 24 hours.

10/31/06 02:54am

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Message To: Josephine 11 !! In reference to Message Id: 1042778

What do mites look like?

This will not help you identify them because it is magnified but this is what one looks like

10/31/06 08:08am

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What do mites look like?

mites are not white. What you have described sounds like something I seen in repti bark that I call woodlice(they are probably not wood lice but they are not snake mites. )

In a water bowl they will look either real dark or red looking. On an animal they will look like a poppy seed moving. Snake Mites are also not connected with any internal parasite that i am aware of.

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Yes, that is exactly what it is. In Reno, my vet charges $20 for one and the results are available within 24 hours.

Wow your lucky. It cost me $40 and i had to call and nag every week for 7 months straight to get my results. And that was UF vet.

10/31/06 09:09pm

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Message To: Florida boy In reference to Message Id: 1043738

What do mites look like?

I guess i’m lucky too my herp vet is great, he is the director of the new england wildlife center.if i remember correctly the next meeting of the new england herpetologicical society he will be showing us how to do fecal floats.

10/31/06 09:18pm