Worry about a single mite?

[sacs4010]

I noticed today when I took out my male Woma Python that he had a single mite on him. I checked the rest of him and did not find any more. I did not find any in his water dish either. I keep his tank at about 40% humidity. Should I worry? Should I treat him and his setup? What should I do?

 

[Norm]

Where there's one there's more. Definitely treat or before you know they'll be everywhere!

 

[sacs4010]

What do I do? I live in the United States, so I believe some of the products I have scene mentioned on this forum for Mites may not be available to me here.

 

[Brodie]

You should be able to get top of descent in the states mate. Lots of airlines use it to kill bugs in the cabin on international flights.

I 'borrowed' a whole carton from work teehee. Haven't had to use it yet though

 

[TheReptileben]

I think in the US they have something called provent-a-mite, give that a go
not related, I love how my school hasn't banned APS

 

[Ambush]

Pets Co or Reptile Island will have a mite spray.

 

[mysnakesau]

Soak your snake in warm water with a drop of dishwashing detergent - just a drop. If there are mites, the detergent will cause them to sink to the bottom and drown.

 

[xXRecreationXx]

You Should remove the Snake , that has mites from you're collection. Because they spread easily and can go on you're collection. They spread fast.( If there is one mite , there is more likely to be more. In Us i think they have Prevent Mite.

 

[joeplant57]

Soak your snake in warm water with a drop of dishwashing detergent - just a drop. If there are mites, the detergent will cause them to sink to the bottom and drown.

Does this really work, I've heard it mentioned before but I was a bit skeptical about it..regards Joe