Lethargic - Found tiny bugs!

[AndyAMP88]

Hello, my beardie (10 months) has been lethargic the past couple of days. The only time he comes out is to eat when he see's me opening the cricket bin. His temps are 100-105, and 70-85. He is always on the warm side, under his tree, just lying there, or with his eyes closed. His UVB is a ReptiSUN 10.0 (closest being 6" away, farthest 20" away).. The uvb bulb is being replaced tomorrow as it has been 6 months exactly. At first I was thinking maybe his loss of energy was due to that. However, yesterday I noticed an extremely tiny white bug crawling across the tile. So I lifted all the tiles and found about 3 -4 of these bugs every couple of tiles. Are they mites? Ticks? I looked at pictures on google but I can't really tell what they are. Some of them were a little reddish color. But they didn't have the long arms like ticks. They were extremely small and difficult to see. I now have everything soaking in bleach/water. What else can I do to kill all of the bugs and bacteria?

But the more important question, what are they and are they harming my dragon? I searched his body as thoroughly as I could and found nothing.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[herpfreak]

I would bet your beardie has mites. The fact that he's acting unwell and you found bugs in the enclosure is just too ironic. It may be difficult to see them if they are between his scales. Look hardest around his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.

There are anti-mite sprays that you could use for your beardie and the enclosure. I'm not sure of the best brands. Maybe someone else can provide brand names.

Or, it might be worth a trip to the vet, just for a checkup. A checkup shouldn't cost you much. My vet will give Budo a checkup for free.

 

[Ryanocerous]

I have used Zoo Med brand of Mite spray (http://www.reptilesupply.com/product.php?products_id=407). It is called Mite off. Just follow the directions, should be able to get it at your local pet or reptile store as well. I found a few mites on France's cage and used the spray as suggested and haven't seen any since. Hope that helped.