MITES?! Betadine didn't work?
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It hasn't come in yet, but should within the next two or three days. He's by a tightly sealed window though to make up for it. Unfortunately, it's been raining for the past two days.
I disinfected the tank with a small amount of bleach in a gallon of water and replaced the paper towels.
I disinfected the tank with a small amount of bleach in a gallon of water and replaced the paper towels.
therese30":50d30 said:
Mites look like this (the red spots). They move, too.
They can get on your beardie from sand and not taking proper care of their homes - uncleaned wood brought in from outdoors, etc. So just keep the tank disinfected, try to stay away from sand or at least keep it clean.
Hello,
IF you do take him to the vet please do not let the vet give him a medication called Ivomec or Ivermectin. It is contraindicated for reptiles & really should not be used. It causes way too many problems & can become very toxic to them.
Continue with the treatments & when you have him in the bath, try to get them off of him while he is in the bath.
Did you wash & bake all wood items in the tank? The mites will infest the wood & will continue to get on him.
It is relatively easy to get rid of mites, but you have to take everything out of the tank & replace it or clean it really well.
The wood can be soaked in hot water & baked for 30-45 minutes at around 250-300 degrees.
Good luck.
Tracie
IF you do take him to the vet please do not let the vet give him a medication called Ivomec or Ivermectin. It is contraindicated for reptiles & really should not be used. It causes way too many problems & can become very toxic to them.
Continue with the treatments & when you have him in the bath, try to get them off of him while he is in the bath.
Did you wash & bake all wood items in the tank? The mites will infest the wood & will continue to get on him.
It is relatively easy to get rid of mites, but you have to take everything out of the tank & replace it or clean it really well.
The wood can be soaked in hot water & baked for 30-45 minutes at around 250-300 degrees.
Good luck.
Tracie
No. He's still not eating right. There's still two days before my phoenix worms get in and he's not touching any of the greens he's offered, or any crickets. I'm hoping his lack of appetite is just from the mites.
If he doesn't eat the worms, should I take him to a vet immediately?
If he doesn't eat the worms, should I take him to a vet immediately?
darkbalde666
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not eating could be lack of uvb
puting him by a closed wind will not help as uv light will be blocked buy the glass
is the viv glass or wood
if glass i would remove every thing and bleach with 10% bleach solution then rinse over and over till there is no smell at all then dry and only put paper towl down as a substrate ant rocks or stone should be backed or boiled as well as the wood
keep the viv as bear are posible till all the mites are gone try just having papeer towles and food bowl for a bit as that helps keep the viv easy to clean and you would se anny mite on the paper towl
good look as so if you any othere reps you should check the as mite can become a eperdemic real fast if you have a few reps
puting him by a closed wind will not help as uv light will be blocked buy the glass
is the viv glass or wood
if glass i would remove every thing and bleach with 10% bleach solution then rinse over and over till there is no smell at all then dry and only put paper towl down as a substrate ant rocks or stone should be backed or boiled as well as the wood
keep the viv as bear are posible till all the mites are gone try just having papeer towles and food bowl for a bit as that helps keep the viv easy to clean and you would se anny mite on the paper towl
good look as so if you any othere reps you should check the as mite can become a eperdemic real fast if you have a few reps
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