ballpythoncrazy
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Some websites say that leopard geckos CAN get snake mites, and others say that snake mites only target snakes and not leopard geckos.
But a few days ago I unknowingly put my juvenile leopard gecko in a tank that previously housed one of my snakes that I just discovered has snake mites. I went to inspect my leo and when I picked her up she had 3 mites under her, but I looked her all over and I didn't see any mites on her. She's very light colored, almost white, so I figured they'd be pretty easy to spot. I also tried to look in her ears, nostrils, in the folds of her skin such as in her armpits and around her neck and around her vent. I didn't see any on her.
Either way, I put her in a sterile tub and moved her away from the other reptiles who (I think) don't have mites.
Anyways, how do I treat a leopard gecko for mites? I've ordered Reptile Relief and Provent-a-Mite for my snakes, can I use Reptile relief on my leo? You have to spray it on your animal, and I heard you shouldn't spray a Leo cause it could get in their eyes. Any one had experience treating mites on a leopard gecko?
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But a few days ago I unknowingly put my juvenile leopard gecko in a tank that previously housed one of my snakes that I just discovered has snake mites. I went to inspect my leo and when I picked her up she had 3 mites under her, but I looked her all over and I didn't see any mites on her. She's very light colored, almost white, so I figured they'd be pretty easy to spot. I also tried to look in her ears, nostrils, in the folds of her skin such as in her armpits and around her neck and around her vent. I didn't see any on her.
Either way, I put her in a sterile tub and moved her away from the other reptiles who (I think) don't have mites.
Anyways, how do I treat a leopard gecko for mites? I've ordered Reptile Relief and Provent-a-Mite for my snakes, can I use Reptile relief on my leo? You have to spray it on your animal, and I heard you shouldn't spray a Leo cause it could get in their eyes. Any one had experience treating mites on a leopard gecko?
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