Mites or shedding?
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If you are wondering if your BTS is acting normally or might be sick, this is where you can get help with that.
This is also where you can have some FUN while sharing the enjoyment you get from your blueys!
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Andee
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Mites or shedding?
Little Chronos is becoming more accustomed to being handled, but what worries me is there are some rough patches of skin on his body. I know he's shedding on his head, and he keeps rubbing on things and walking weird so I assume he is just shedding. But their skin is so different when they shed then any other reptile I ever have had. I was planning on taking him to the vet in a couple weeks. Should I go sooner and make sure he doesn't have mites?
Merauke Male- 5 months- Chronos
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JoshChimera
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Re: Mites or shedding?
I just got rid if mites... They are so easy to see... Black dots crawling all over your bts head, neck and underneath scales they imbed themselves. I just used prevent 'o mite all over my bts cage. Problem solved! I used mite off by zoomed to clean my my bts. Very warm water and a long bath to drown mites is necessary.
1.0.0 Tanimbar Island Blue Tongue Skink T. scincoides chimaerea Silver Phase
0.1.0 Taiwanese Beauty Rat snake
0.1.0 Variable King snake
1.0.1 Emerald swift (captive born)
1.2.0 Jeweled Eyed Lacerta
1.0.0 Western Hognose snake
0.1.0 Taiwanese Beauty Rat snake
0.1.0 Variable King snake
1.0.1 Emerald swift (captive born)
1.2.0 Jeweled Eyed Lacerta
1.0.0 Western Hognose snake
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Andee
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Re: Mites or shedding?
I don't see any black dots at all, so hopefully it's just shed. But thank you for the response so I at least know how to get rid of them lol. I will talk to my vet when I take him in, hopefully he won't show any signs of needing to go in before.
Merauke Male- 5 months- Chronos
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JoshChimera
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Re: Mites or shedding?
You are welcome.
1.0.0 Tanimbar Island Blue Tongue Skink T. scincoides chimaerea Silver Phase
0.1.0 Taiwanese Beauty Rat snake
0.1.0 Variable King snake
1.0.1 Emerald swift (captive born)
1.2.0 Jeweled Eyed Lacerta
1.0.0 Western Hognose snake
0.1.0 Taiwanese Beauty Rat snake
0.1.0 Variable King snake
1.0.1 Emerald swift (captive born)
1.2.0 Jeweled Eyed Lacerta
1.0.0 Western Hognose snake
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