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Bad Guy Feenix Reptiles

The risk of getting mites at a show whether from direct animal you purchased or holding onto another animal or just leaning on a table that had them then transferring to another animal is high. That is why you always quarantine and observe. If infested when you bought you should have easily noticed on an albino.
 
This thread is a crapshoot. Nobody will ever know where the mites came from. Are the mites taken care of? If so, move on. Enjoy your new addition. Just sayin'.
 
Mites can happen...it doesn't seem 100% provable that they came from that seller. I was at that expo and it was very, very crowded with people and it's really hard to be completely sure they came from that seller, if you had the snake out in the open.

You're new to this - so I'm not criticizing you, just pointing out a better way for your next expo. Leave the snake in it's container. I got three snakes at the expo and for example, all of them went into a dark tote bag and did not come out of their deli cups until we got home. Where they are now in QT away from my other snakes because you can pick up mites at a show. Also, it's a very busy, noisy environment and very stressful for a snake to be carried around out in the open.

As Lucille mentioned, it was pretty chilly that weekend and I personally would not have left a snake in the car for a couple hours. I don't think it was cold enough to permanently harm a snake (temps low 50s and raining IIRC) but it can add to the stress level of a snake who is already stressed out. Again, not criticizing you, just pointing out there may be a more optimal way to handle a new snake.

Honestly, I would treat the snake for mites and move on. IF that seller had knowingly sold other mite infested snakes that would be one thing - but I don't see proof of that and you could have picked them up elsewhere.
 
I've vended at multiple shows with Feenix Reptiles (not sharing a booth, but at the same venue). I have never seen any signs of mites on any of their animals. I also purchased a boa from them a couple years ago and she was completely healthy with zero issues whatsoever.

The odds of randomly picking up mites at a show are high, which is why a lot of vendors don't let random people hold their animals. There is absolutely no way you can say they sold you an animal with mites, when all they sell is albinos and you would instantly be able to see mites if they had any.

Next time don't carry your animal around the show. Never a good idea.
 
Chris Kennard said:
This thread is a crapshoot. Nobody will ever know where the mites came from. Are the mites taken care of? If so, move on. Enjoy your new addition. Just sayin'.
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Unfortunately no. I am still trying to eradicate them.

As for leaving her in the car, it was actually reasonably warm inside the car and I did have warmers so it wasn't really a big deal. It was not cold in the car at all.
 
BlueCrowned said:
Unfortunately no. I am still trying to eradicate them.

As for leaving her in the car, it was actually reasonably warm inside the car and I did have warmers so it wasn't really a big deal. It was not cold in the car at all.
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Sorry you still have mites. I've never had a major problem getting rid of them. There are plenty of posts here and elsewhere that can help. Good luck.
 
They were selling heat packs at the show I think, so he might have been using those, not hand warmers. It doesn't sound like a short time in the car would have been too bad, if the car was warmed up.

However, I don't think you can be sure of where the mites came from. Just treat them and move on.
 
The mites could have transferred from you, from handling a snake with mites, to the boa. They could've transferred to the boa from someone else, especially if the venue was crowded and brushing up against someone else was probable.
Not all people who vend care about their animals, so diligence is to be observed. I always treat incoming snakes for mites, whether I see them or not. I always treat snakes who have been to a expo & have returned home for mites.
Keep the snake quarantined & treat bi-weekly.
 
Lucille said:
Oregon is still pretty cold. To me it isn't a good idea to leave a snake in a car while you go shopping.
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no its not a good idea. I recently moved here in December, today was one of the warmest days we've had this spring.

i went and found the weather for that day, I remember it being pretty chilly. either day depending on the time, which it's always very cold till around noon when the sun really hits, the snake shouldn't have been left in the car alone. New or not, it's common sense a reptile shouldn't be in cold temps.

please rethink how you take care of your reptiles. a new addition shouldn't have been paraded around the show and stressed that much more either.
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BlueCrowned said:
Again, my car was not cold. This is not the point of the thread.
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Boi threads aren't just about the seller, but the buyer too. Take this as a learning experience, always expect to come home with mites from a show and accept you will most likely never know who they came from.

And the car may not have been cold when you left it but it was chilly that morning, and if that's when she was in the car the temp would have dropped fast, please don't parade a new animal around a show for 2 days that already had to endure being packed up, driven probably a great distance and bumped around, then put out on display for hundreds to pick up and look at etc then be bought carted around handed around to new people then taken on another long trip home. I'm not trying to be harsh, that's just how I talk apparently. that's a lot of stress for a baby.
 
The car was not cold when I returned either, it was quite warm. I did not "parade her around" either, and again I didn't have her there on the second day.
 
MonitorZilla said:
Sorry. I have trouble keeping up with your names and profiles. Forgive me.
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If you have an issue with me, start your own thread, I've Used my legal name, and my finances last name when we were still together, I have always told you my name is Elexis Craig, I have NEVER spelled it Alexis, ever, like you keep trying to claim. Lisha I have used as its my legal middle name. I have always told people that, and that was when I first got back into reptiles like 3 years ago. it's only been Elexis Craig and Elexis Ortiz, Craig is my legal last name. I can provide my ID to the mods to prove it If need be. but this constant harassment where ever you happen to find me because you are stuck on spelling my name Alexis when it's a major irritant to me when other people spell it that way.
 
BlueCrowned said:
I am new to snakes and mentioned this to the breeder. At the time I wouldn't know what to look for on a snake that wasn't plainly infested like she is now.
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BlueCrowned said:
I am not stupid enough to leave a reptile in a cold place.
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Stop being so defensive. You are not stupid at all. But you are (and good for you) being honest about your lack of knowledge in certain areas.
Husbandry comments are made both to help you, and are also relevant in searching for possible sources of your mites so that in the future you can avoid getting them again.

I do not want to get too far afield on the subject of quarantine, but if you did not see mites on this snake at first, it is possible that your other snake does have them.
 
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