question about mites

[joethegr8one]

if your snake has mites are they hard to see or are they pretty noticeable

[damianthesnakeman]

when my snakes had mites I noticed that there was a lot of them in the water bowl. then when I looked closer I saw some on my snakes but not as many as on and around the water bowl

[Shaffers Exotic Herps]

They are very small. If you watch near the eyes and mouth you will see them moving around. Especially near the eyes!

[TaipanVenom]

Best mite lesson I got...If you see a black dot, you wipe it with your finger. If it smears, leaving a thin streak of blood in your trail, you found a mite!! Also look for some white-ish residue on your snake (mite droppings). And keep in mind the mite eggs take a week to hatch, so you don't just spray the animal and it's enclosure once and forget about it.

[ghost5967]

If you have what looks like poppy seeds in the water, you've got mites. Sanitize the enclosure. There are commercial treatments, but my herp vet recommended a warm water bath, since mites can't swim. If you have other snakes, you may want to treat them, just as a preventative.

[Mad Snake Keeper]

Depending on the age of the mites, they can be VERY difficult to see. The adult mites are much easier to spot, but can be easily overlooked as a pattern.