That is why I was more of thinking along the lines of just seeing if extra beta-keratin changes their scales at all.

As far a treating the mites go, I generally do a powder treatment that is followed by pest strips and a mite killing spray. Usually totally takes them out within 2-3 weeks.

The main thing is that my girlfriend and I have our collection, and we also work in a pet store. Being two of the main reptile specialists in our town, we get all manner of sick snakes, and sometimes, despite our best efforts, the little buggers hitch a ride home.

I have considered keeping a bucket of water mixed with lice killing shampoo outside my house and just throwing my clothes in it every time I come home from work, or just straight into the washer.

Anyways, I do not plan on seeing mites again for a while. few dead ones pop up here and there. So I will just go on with my question of whether there will be a palpable change in the scales from adding beta-keratin
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Ball Pythons:
1.2 Normal
1.2 Pastel
0.1 Black Pastel
2.0 Het Orange Ghost
0.1 Orange Ghost
1.1 Mojave
1.2 Spider
1.1 Albino
0.1 Het Albino
1.0 Piebald
0.1 Double het, Albino Pied
Other:
0.1 Irian Jaya x Jungle Carpet python
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
1.0 Tiger Retic
1.1 Burmese Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
3.3 Corn Snakes
0.0.1 American Alligator
1.0 Savannah Monitor
0.0.1 Argus Monitor
1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1 Brown Basilisk
1.2 Crested Gecko
0.1 Sulcata Tortoise
1.1 Sugar Gliders
1.1 Puppies

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