Thanks for your reply, we haven't had a problem with mites for years now, so we haven't had to treat for them, and the second i noticed these simptoms i removed her from the snake room completely, she was housed with 2 others. we use a very mild bleach soulution for the cleaning of the cages, which we have been using for years without any problem. and heat isn't an issue, we are pretty anal about that, we make sure to keep them at the optimal temps required for the species, we even have thermostats for our thermostats. We took her into the vet today, and she took some blood and a fecal test, i will know more tomorrow or the next day. she say's that the snake is stargazing?? i have never heard of this perticular term, but it almost seems that she has lost her ballance, and can't tell which way is up or down, she tips her head from side to side, and then upsidedown. and she isn't eating. anyway, thanks for the post, and i just hope that whatever she has, the others don't get it.



thanks

Ryan

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