Update on Phoenix (Snake mites, not eating etc)

[nmcnick]

So I believe I have found the source of stress for Phoenix. When I got her, I thought I saw a little black thing crawling around but thought it was probably just loose substrate. Well, a month later, I can tell you it definitely wasn't.

I contacted him to make sure there would be no way for mites to get on her around the time I thought I saw a mite. He said he wasn't even aware they could have mites. I'd have to advise not to buy from Doug Dix, at least for bluetongues as I feel he isn't as experienced as many of the admins and mods of this forum. He told me a lot of misguided information.

Anyway, when I found more mites crawling on her (About 3 weeks ago) I bought a hospital cage and mite spray. I transported her to his new cage after using this mite treatment on her and giving him a hour long bath. I found mites on him for a couple weeks still, after treating him and his hospital cage every 3 days. Within this week, I have found no more mites on her at all, which I am very pleased to see. She seems MUCH less stressed and more calm.

Another problem, she just started eating again. Its been around two weeks with no food or water and he just ate, but still wont drink. I give him a bath daily because of the mites so I dont understand why he doesn't drink from it.. Any ideas there?

Thanks for the replies.

[Dakota]

I don't think I've ever seen my skinks drink from bathing water..

There reaction to the bath is, "Holy crap, what is this? ..why am I here? ..get me out!" ..but some of them do enjoy baths, I know Ema really enjoys them.

What is Doug Dix's username? :O

[nmcnick]

I don't think I've ever seen my skinks drink from bathing water..

There reaction to the bath is, "Holy crap, what is this? ..why am I here? ..get me out!" ..but some of them do enjoy baths, I know Ema really enjoys them.

What is Doug Dix's username? :O

He doesn't use the forum, but just exchanging information via email he didn't seem to have much knowledge on blue-tongues. I've heard he knows a great deal about Uromastyx though.

His website is Deerfernfarms

Ill just keep a bowl in his cage i think and see if that works or not. I've tried feeding her with a syringe as well, nothing there though either.

[Toria Dawn]

Yeah I just keep a bowl in Royal's enclosure with fresh water in it, then he can drink from it when ever he's thirsty. It gets substrate in it, coz he often has little dips in it, but I change the water daily, so that might work for you too.

[donkeybuff]

I've rarely ever heard of a bad experience with Deer Fern Farms for any animal. Doug seemed very experienced from what I had heard and seen from his website, but I have never bought an animal from him, so I wouldn't know.