mites and deadness

[defy]

I was trying to clean some mites off of my snake, she is (was?) a baby red tailed boa, I'm certain i was being very gental.
While i was doing this she, very quickly, stretched her mouth very wide, then went stiff as a board. she hasn't moved in the last 10 minutes. normally I'd just assume she had died but i didn't think she would go stiff instantly.
she hadn't eaten in about 2 1/2 weeks, over the last week shes been going through a shed so i thought that was the reason she may have not been eating.
I'm pretty sure shes dead [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] I should stick to chia-pets.


-defy

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	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[NYCSpeedcore]

In the future pick up a mite killer such as "Black Knight" or "Provent a mite" to remove them. I honestly do not know what could have caused her to go stiff, leave her in her tank over night as usuall and see what happens in the morning. How are the cage temps, humidity, and lighting set up?
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	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

OK..EXACTLY HOW do you mean you were cleaning motes off your snake??? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] Also where did you get the snake and for how long have you had the snake ? Have you noted whether the snake is actually breathing or not as yet ?
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[JuliusSqueezer]

I get the feeling this is gonna be one of those multipage posts by tomorrow ....man...wish my MrCoffee wasn't broken
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[Dr.Oviparous]

weird!! I have no clue [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] -Juggalo
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[defy]

I was removing the mites using the oil that was suggested on this site. She was bought at petco, I have called them and they told me that the entire lot they had was infected with mites. When i looked under her neck area (from her head to about 2 inches down) there was loose moist flesh around where most of the mites were. Is this my fault? considering she died in my hands.



-defy
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	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[morti]

Bought from petco, had mites, entire collection has mite, stiff paralysis, dehydrated. Sounds like IBD or another icky disease like that. Tell petco that they sold you a sick snake and you want a cash refund... not a replacement animal. I do not think you had anything to do with the demise of this animal.

If the snake really is dead, throw away everything in your tank that is replacable and wash everything else with a 5% bleach solution before trying another boa or python. Oh, and BTW, Welcome to RTB.net.
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	Inclusion Body Disease IBD

	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[karibou]

[img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_evil.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img] grrrrr petco... should not be allowed to sell animals... I would take the snake back to them ... and speak my mind [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_evil.gif[/img] demand your money back!
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[XzyluM]

I don't think you had anything to do with the death of your snake. Like the others said, PetCo shouldn't be allowed to sell animals. However, they told you their whole collection was infested with mites, go back, tell them what you really think about them, and demand a refund. I've always known a lot of people here never buy animals from them. They don't have the experience nor the requirements for reptiles. Just my opinion.
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	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[shy4574]

Yeah what they all said..Sorry about your loss. take him back, get a refund and then find a breeder on RTB or someone who breeds and get another one from them. I would never buy a snake from petco or any other pet store. Good luck and just ask around on the forums someone always seems to have babies for sale.[img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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[NYCSpeedcore]

It definatly is not your fault, go with Morti and get a cash refund back. Don't let this experience get you down, next time go to a reputable breeder and buy an animal you know is going to be healthy. Check out this Link for a few nice Colombian Redtails that are also hets just in case you decide to breed him/her in the future. There are a lot of good places out there, just post the name of the place and chances are someone here has delt with them and can give you some feedback.
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	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.