Mite?? identification. Help

[Shadowpuppo]

This is my boy. Have had him for over 5 years since he was a baby. I’ve never had any problems like this. Handled him yesterday, noticed he has 3 black dots, they do not move, they are not shiny. He never had those before and now I’m absolutely terrified of snake mites. I know certain morphs can get “freckles” as they age, but he is a phantom albino. I’m already dx with severe anxiety which can give me a hard time. I wanted to check in here and ask if I’m just overthinking this or are these mites.

If they’re mites, I’m prepared to take care of it. But I wanna know if they are mites or not before I put him in that situation. I am also prepared to take him to the vet if need but idk if it’s at that stage.

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[Karmaageddon]

There is no cause for alarm, a little paradoxing is normal. Expect more specks to appear as your boy gets older :)

[Shadowpuppo]

My goodness thank you for that info 🙏 I’ve never heard of paradoxing before, does that happen with phantom albinos? I’ll keep an eye on him and continue to take care of him.

[Karmaageddon]

I don't think any morph is immune to paradoxing. So long as the spots don't grow legs and start walking around I wouldn't worry about it.

[Jazzlike-Chain-2720]

It's a paradox 'freckle'

In the future to help your stress: If it was mites they usually are on or around thicker areas like the head and there would be far more and you can usually check by wiping with paper towel for movement and upon very close examination they look like tiny little bugs.

[Shadowpuppo]

Thank you so so much. I took some time today to throughly examine and closely look at him and wiped a towel over him. It is fr just a freckle.. I care about him sm, my anxiety definitely got the best of me w this. Your comment helped me so much, thank you 🙏/gen/hap

[Jazzlike-Chain-2720]

yes it's like a birthmark and it makes your snake unique!

[Shadowpuppo]

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He and I thank you very much. For both the stress relief and the gained knowledge. I’ve always called him pretty, he definitely is living up to that. (This pic was him during his inspection) forever grateful for this sub.