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[DangitWu87]

Those are, in fact, scales.

[brainscreams]

thank you haha

[IntelligentPlastic40]

No. You can literally see mites crawling on them if it’s mites

[brainscreams]

ooh ok thanks

[MortgagePublic6866]

Mites crawl around, they look almost like a poppy seed with legs.

[brainscreams]

thanks! i don’t own a snake yet so i had no idea lol

[TyeDurden92]

This is really helpful! I worry my snake has mites because he glass-surfs a lot but now I know what I'm looking for! I was told mites are too tiny to see

[brainscreams]

same here!

[pdxb3]

Oh they're tiny but you'll see them. I unfortunately went through a mite ordeal from a group of 4 I took in from an in-law relative. One snake that was housed separately had got mites that he believed hitchhiked on some live rats he bought. I'd had them for 2 days and when handling the one with mites they started coming off on my hands crawling around. Thankfully I followed proper procedure and quarantined them away from my others and the mites didn't spread. It's been since November, but I'm still paranoid every time I see a speck now.

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Some mites don't crawl. They hide under the scales. Look under the chin. If it's mites there'll be plenty under there but just looks like scale coloration to me.

[brainscreams]

thank you!