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| JanieW |
Posted - 26/12/2011 : 17:50:31
Yesterday as Steve was handling Fea he noticed black specks..which popped oozing blood. All night he soaked in his water bowl so this morning off to the vet for Frontline.
Likely our fault but both of them have mites..very few as none showed with wiping so we obviously caught it early.
Fauns treated as were hides etc. So all is well..I hope lol |
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Posted - 30/12/2011 : 16:15:28
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Originally posted by JanieW
Thanks Bats, i'll read that..all seems fine except i'm worried about Fea..he definately has a white spec in both of his eyes..which after googlimg is most likely mite faeces.
Should I take him to the vet?
I don't feel confident to treat eyes, specially as Steve went offshore yesterday for 2 weeks.
Ewww never heard of that before. Barf!
However, I'd be inclined to wait and let it shed out, unless anyone more experienced with mites thinks differently?
All the best, keep us posted. |
| JanieW |
Posted - 30/12/2011 : 16:06:21
Thanks Bats, i'll read that..all seems fine except i'm worried about Fea..he definately has a white spec in both of his eyes..which after googlimg is most likely mite faeces.
Should I take him to the vet?
I don't feel confident to treat eyes, specially as Steve went offshore yesterday for 2 weeks. |
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Posted - 30/12/2011 : 15:19:21
Ah, sorry to hear ...hope you get rid of the little censoreds soon ...
Have you read this by the way - it gives some good tips.
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1320 |
| JanieW |
Posted - 30/12/2011 : 14:59:07
ok we since realised that the mites began with Slinky..so just completed the 2nd treatment. We sprayed the faun down with reptile safe disinfectant, then I held him while Katana wiped him down with a cotton wool ball dampened with 3 sprays of frontline. The only visable sign is a few black specs in his water dish which we removed for the night. |
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Posted - 26/12/2011 : 18:58:28
LOL - know what you mean - Ziska and I have had several discussions on rude behaviour ... |
| JanieW |
Posted - 26/12/2011 : 18:30:21
Fea the little sod lashed out lol made me jump but just felt teeth, guess he didn't appreciate the kitchen roll wiping down his spine.
I picked him up and had words lol |
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Posted - 26/12/2011 : 18:07:03
Ohh nooo ...
As I understand it, these days, it's as easy to catch mites as norovirus ...both evil things are airborne; it may not even be necessary to bring in the little sods on a new snake ...rubbing shoulders with a herp keeper with mites in the supermarket can catch you mites.
If frontline doesn't work, this is the stuff everyone gives brilliant reports of -
http://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/callington-mite-spray-100g.html
Good luck with the little bleeders - blast them!
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