I can't see any mites in the images.

Check the water bowl, they'll be there if you got them.

 

I can't see any mites in the images.

Check the water bowl, they'll be there if you got them.

THANKS!
Fingers crossed 🤞

 

If you suspect mites (and like the poster above I can't see anything that looks like them from those images) then get a RUB that can take the snake, make a couple of air holes, and fill it with luke warm water (if it feels warm to your warm hands then its too warm) to a depth that would just cover its body. Place the snake in there for half an hour and see if anything with legs ends up floating in the water when you remove the snake.

 

I just worry way to mutch 😅 awsome tip easy and natural thank you!

 

Mites are spherical, about the size of a pinhead, black brown or red, & are mobile- they crawl around on the snake.

 

Had to make sure without taking to the veterinary in shed & minus temperature° ✌

 

Never fill the snake's bath up over the body otherwise that could cause the snake to panic at the high water level and drown or aspirate on water, you should fill to a little lower than half of the snake's body and if there are mites you will see the same result.

 

Never fill the snake's bath up over the body otherwise that could cause the snake to panic at the high water level and drown or aspirate on water, you should fill to a little lower than half of the snake's body and if there are mites you will see the same result.

Extremely unlikely to happens, as all snakes can swim & are more than capable of climbing out of deep water.

 

With stuck shed, a warm bath will soften any remaining shed left on the snake's scales and she/he should be able to remove it when moving around inside its enclosure.

 

Theres no stuck shed on that snake??

 

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Hebel here out.

 

Struth... this post quickly turned in to a waste of disk space on the server !!

 

As it was me who suggested giving the snake a bath let me clear up the confusing and incorrect posts that appeared after.

The depth of water is not a consideration, and ideally you want it to at least cover the body of the snake. Snakes are excellent swimmers, even royals, so no need to fear drowning. They are also excellent climbers and can easily climb out of a bath tub which is why I suggested a RUB so the snake can be sealed in without the worry of escaping. Now this is OK for a 4' Royal, but with an 8' Boa then the bath tub is the normal place to bathe such a large snake. It goes without saying that if you use the bath to bathe any snake that you stay with it to ensure it doesn't escape.

With regards to the water cooling... over the period of 30 minutes the drop is not that significant to cause the snake any issues. If a snake has mites you will see them in the water long before the half hour is up so you can take the snake out, dry it and then place it in a sterile enclosure whilst treatment to both the snake and the vivarium. The process of killing the mites has been covered on the forum lots of times so just search for the products used.

From the images supplied the dark marks are simply colouration in the scales and not mites.

 

Apparently Taurrus mites are a great way to get rid of snake mites they are meant to eat the mites on the snake and around the enclosure then they die off themselves it's the first time I've heard them mentioned by anyone but if they do as they are intended I guess it's a great way to go in terms of treatment although they do seem a bit pricey.

 

He doesn't have mites, he mistook specks of black pigment as mites