Multiple species in one enclosure

[ObsidianDragon]

Send you the wrong snake, AND with mites? Gah! Shame on them.

[guidofatherof5]

Makes you wonder what kind of shape the rest of their stock is in.

[Zdravko092368]

Makes you wonder what kind of shape the rest of their stock is in.

I'm sure it's one of those huge companies that specializing in selling wild caught animals for $10-30, such a shame that kind of industry is allowed. Many animals suffer the consequences from that being legal.

[AntTheDestroyer]

I'm same way man, I often learn things the hard way. Live and learn.

I just hope if I have kids they are smarter than me.

I'm sure it's one of those huge companies that specializing in selling wild caught animals for $10-30, such a shame that kind of industry is allowed. Many animals suffer the consequences from that being legal.

It most definitely was. You should read all the bull they sent me in the email about the mites and how this all wasn't a big deal. It is really too bad I real liked the little guy almost enough to keep him. I hope he finds a good home.

[AntTheDestroyer]

Yeah that is one of the reason I refused to accept them sending the "right" snake. As luck would have it I found a melanistic eastern yesterday that should be coming my way soon. Don't worry I did my research this time and it is not from a huge online retailer. Uhg, I have always had a problem choosing to learn things the hard way.

[Rushthezeppelin]

Yeah that is one of the reason I refused to accept them sending the "right" snake. As luck would have it I found a melanistic eastern yesterday that should be coming my way soon. Don't worry I did my research this time and it is not from a huge online retailer. Uhg, I have always had a problem choosing to learn things the hard way.

I'm same way man, I often learn things the hard way. Live and learn.

[guidofatherof5]

I hope that radix wasn't anywhere near your other snakes. Mites are prolific, they must be attacked aggressively or they will spread for sure.

[AntTheDestroyer]

He was on the opposite side of the room on paper towels. I only saw one mite and I promptly killed him and then cleaned the crap out of the cage. Over the next few days I gave him a couple of soaks betadine. I am watching the other snakes very closely and have not seen any problems yet.

[d_virginiana]

I hope they didn't spread... I've been lucky in that I've never had to deal with mites in over 15 years except some on one of my frogs once (those aren't as aggressive or hard to treat as snake mites... basically they just wash off in a couple soaks of plain water and a tank cleaning).

He was on the opposite side of the room on paper towels. I only saw one mite and I promptly killed him and then cleaned the crap out of the cage.

Okay, I just woke up, and SERIOUSLY misread this bit.

[Albert Clark]

He was on the opposite side of the room on paper towels. I only saw one mite and I promptly killed him and then cleaned the crap out of the cage. Over the next few days I gave him a couple of soaks betadine. I am watching the other snakes very closely and have not seen any problems yet.

Imo, you should still consider treating your collection prophylactically. If you saw one , then you missed 101. That is the mentality you have to have when it comes to mites! It is ok to treat your other herps as if they have been exposed.