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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/08/2008 : 16:19:40
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Just went up to take skittles out and saw white things in his water, thought it was sand from me just cleanin out lizard tank but they started jumpin around and they're all over his tank. Are they mites or what?
Not good pics but all i could get
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1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
3093 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2008 : 16:23:07
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Mites are usually blacky/brown things.
Not sure what they are, unless they are little beasties that have been living on your bark or wood chips |
 
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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
285 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2008 : 16:24:40
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| i dunno, should i take skittles out anyway? |
1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
3093 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2008 : 16:33:21
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I'd definitely give the viv a good going over with some hot water and sterilizing fluid if you've got some.
I don't think they'll hurt him, because I think they are wood dwellers rather than parasites, but they aren't nice.
Check Skittles just to be on the safe side, as mites live under the scales so you can see them crawling about on him. Also bake or freeze any of the bark chips you've got before you put them in the viv. This should kill any wood dwelling beasties living in the substrate.
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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
285 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2008 : 16:34:04
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| kk ill go do that now. thanks :D |
1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
4379 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2008 : 18:32:28
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As Kaz says, they don't look like mites and have probably come from your substrate, give it a good sterilising.
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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
285 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2008 : 18:53:55
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| yea well i steralised everything and just changed the wood chippings to shredded newspaper till i get new chippings and steralised the tank and whilst i was doing that i smashed the lid so thats not good. But i hope thats the last i see of them. |
1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
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saddleninja
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1400 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2008 : 21:48:45
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| not mites they are something else |
1 amel
1 okeette
2 normals
1 rosy rat x
3 royals
1 cali king
1 publean milk
1 yemen chameleon
2 orange spotted agamas
1 colombian rainbow boa |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2008 : 21:57:23
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I use wood chippings for my substrate and what i do before putting them in the viv is zap 'em.
3 minutes for a bowl full in the microwave, then about 15-20 mins to cool and in they go.
The bowl i use is also handy for defrosting as well, as my missus calls it 'my disgusting bowl'. I use it for all my snake stuff.
handy hint: When you're next at the local dump, find an old washing machine with a round bowl door, not the angled one, and rip the door off. I've done it with a couple, and when the're cleaned they make brilliant bowls for trifles, fruit, warming dead mice and rats and other stuff, because they're huge. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
285 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 09:59:54
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| oh ok hehe :D I think i might get into trouble for that but ill try it. |
1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
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Ell
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1640 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 11:30:38
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| They look like soil mites that like moist places and feed on rotting substrate. They wont do any harm to your snake but can be removed for cleanliness...after all..they produce poo to XD |
 
1.0.0 Normal corn snake - Dusk
0.1.0 Strawberry Snow Stripe corn snake - Dawn
0.1.0 Harlequin Crested Gecko - Stickles
1.0.0 Sable Syrian Hamster - CoCo
0.1.0 Hognose snake - Truffles |
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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
285 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 11:42:14
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| eww nice lol. well the tank is clean now but skittles in a plastic box because i broke the tank lid :'( Just hope skittles didnt drink any of his water yesterday with them in it. |
1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
3093 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 15:45:49
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It's all extra protein  |
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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
285 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 16:31:49
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| lol :D |
1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
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dazb
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1278 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 17:57:48
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do you use beech wood chips?
i do and was told they dont need baking/freezing before use |
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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
285 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 18:00:05
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| oh right, yea i was use them. But the mite things came a few days after i put some bark in so that could be what did it because the wood chips were fine and they only came 2 days after i put the bark in so thats what could have done it. But i have newspaper in now but skittles in a tub type thing cus i broke the tank. But i think it was likely the bark. |
1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
Edited by - hayleyb93 on 21/08/2008 18:00:21 |
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dazb
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1278 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 18:07:45
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i use bark for my royal.
always bake it for 40 mins on low heat til its really hot to touch.
tryed freezing it but could not get it to dry out. caused so much condensation had to bin it and start again. |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 20:58:44
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I personally believe that you should Oven or microwave ALL substrates before putting them in, just in case.
At the end of the day, you don't know how many animals diseased or otherwise could have urinated on some stuff before or even AFTER things get packaged up. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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hayleyb93
Hatchling
United Kingdom
285 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 22:19:37
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| Oh right ill do that from now on, no one ever told me that although my dad put the lizards branch he got from the beach in the oven. But ill do that from now on when i get new substrate. |
1.0.0 Snow Corn: Skittles
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon: Edd
1.0.0 Dog: Oscar
0.0.1 African Mantis: Mildred |
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saddleninja
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1400 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2008 : 23:24:45
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| congatulations kehhlyr just noticed you became a moderator |
1 amel
1 okeette
2 normals
1 rosy rat x
3 royals
1 cali king
1 publean milk
1 yemen chameleon
2 orange spotted agamas
1 colombian rainbow boa |
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