Mites?! Help!

[offroad537]

i guess i would worry because my snakes had mites and i didnt get to them in time so my snake died because of it. Now im a little more picky about mites.

[Kurt]

Snake mites are parasitical. They are also easily treated. If it happens again, assuming you still have snakes, soak the snake in tepid water for about twenty minutes, then add some betadine and let him soak for another twenty minutes. I use Rubbermaid boxes to soak snakes in. They have lids, so the snake can't wander off.
While the snake is soaking clean out the cage. Throw out all substrate. Then clean the cage with a bleach and water solution. Plastic and ceramic cage furniture can also be sterilized in this way. Rinse thoroughly, before setting the cage back up. Wooden items, like half-log hides, cannot be cleaned in this manner. So, scrub down any wooden items in the sink, than bake them in the oven at 200F for about an hour or so. Let cool before placing them back in your snake's cage.

[stompjrkz400]

sorry to bump and old post, but i just lost my chubby tree, he was alive yesterday, found him tonight, very very dryed up still standing up almost, he was covered in little white mite like things, tommrow im going to go get new soil beding to clean my cage, but could the mites have killed him? ive had him for about a year

other frogs in the tank inculde

cuban tree frog
2 American toads
yellow spotted salamander


i knew of the mites, but was told they cant harm frogs, i figure the toads and salamanders are fine with them, maybe not the cuban

does anyone have any ideas, the last few days the chubby has been acting werd
he hasnt been burrowed, he has been in the water ALOT! normally i never see him, hes been burrowed down all winter.