Comments on: Pet snakes and mites

By: Jrs mom

Jrs mom — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:50:00 +0000

my eleven year old son has a red tail boa as well and we just found the mites on him. Put him in a bath tub with warm water and use a dry towel to wipe the mites off. Put white paper towels in the bottom of tank so that you can see the mites if they are still on him. Bathe him daily. Slowly they will be gone. Also use your heat bulb on the tank, the mites die from heat

By: David

David — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:03:00 +0000

I have a red tail that I have treated and I feel that I have killed them all. How long should I keep her separated from my male? It’s been about a week and a half since I first treated her. Can I put her with my male now or after she sheds?

By: Bryce

Bryce — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:58:00 +0000

I have a very young red-tail boa and I found out today he has mites so now i’m sad what should I do if he still has mites after i take everything out of his tank P.S im only 10 years old so i’m broke

By: rider

rider — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 08:16:00 +0000

very interesting thanx

By: Trouble_Stubborn

Trouble_Stubborn — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:34:00 +0000

I have 2 California Kingsnakes 1 male and 1 female. My female who is currently eggbound had a really bad outbreak of mites last week she was covered from head to tail but my male was not. The most effective treatment i have found so far is as follows every three days i treat both snakes and tankwith a mite-off solution and bathe both snakes in luke warm water for minimum of 1 hour everyday and so far i have not seen anymore mites.