Betadine bath safe during shed?

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contessa20

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Over the weekend I noticed 3 or 4 bright red dots under Mango's beard then, a few hours later they were gone. I couldn't find them on his body anywhere but my assumption is that they were mites and have migrated under his scales somewhere. :angry5: Would there be any other explanation or does this sound like mites to you too?

Right now he's shedding though (and at the rate he's going I may be old and gray before he
finishes :roll: ) and I'm wondering how safe the betadine bath would be at this point. Any idea?

As a side note, how the heck could he have gotten mites in the first place? I've had him 3 yrs. and he came from a reputable breeder. His substrate has always been tile and he has never even been around another bearded dragon.
 
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