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Hello guys, My 5 month old burmese has been soaking in his water quite a bit. this is my first burm, and am not sure if this is a commen thing for them. he had mites, but they have been gone for about 2 weeks, and havnt spotted any others around since then. hes healthy, eating anything i give him everyweek. any ideas would be good. im getting a little nervous!

thanks,
Nick

Give him a good once over, checking for mites somtimes they look like dark spots under the scales, check the heat sensors around his mouth and the eye area, last if you havent already done so, monitor him at night and see if there are any mites crawling on him, you can replace the substrate with paper towels for easy viewing. if all is good check the humidity and make sure its not to low, or he could be getting ready to shed. keep us posted.

If he's still soaking, he has mites. Keep him on paper and change it every day. Wipe them down with extra virgin olive oil.

If you want to get rid of mites, either use Provent-A-Mite, commonly called PAM or go to wal-mart and get the generic form. It is called Equate bedding spray. It can be found in the lice control section of the store. We compared the active ingredients, they are identical. It runs around 4 bucks a can. If it can be done, REMOVE all animals in the room, spray down the enclosures and the perimeter of the room. Let dry for 30 minutes, it will be white when sprayed and turns clear when dry. Remove water for 24 hours. If you house lizards at all, do not put them back into the room until a week later. We had great sucess using this product and have been completely mite free since. If you notice any other mites, this process can be repeated in a month. Ours were gone first try.

I hope this helps.
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Randy and Michelle
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Let him be .. Burms like to soak ,, sometimes for weeks at a time .. sometimes over nite .. completly normal ...

Just feedem , clean his cage and lovem .. he will do the rest
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Safari Tom
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