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I got this little girl at the daytona show and today and when I was giving her a bath i noticed these little red dots. she is in shed and i only see about 5 little red spots where shes sheding at the base of her tail. in the second picture you can see them closly. any help would be great. i love her very much and only want the best for her.

She acts fine and eats great

Closer Pic

Probably reptile mites.... give her a soak in luke warm water deep enough her tail is under water but give her something she can rest her front on. That should drown the mites and hopefully you won't have them anymore..but fi she had more and some are already past the biting stage, you will have to spray her cage with something like Provent a Mite or MKII (black knight II)
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PHLdyPayne

They do look like mites. You are going to want to do as suggested with soaking and spraying your cage. But, as an added precaution I would bleach the cage furniture also. Make sure that everything is under water completetly. This will help rid any of the cage furniture of mites also.

One of my dragons has one red spot on his neck which every vet always looks at closely under a magnifying glass. They always say the same thing. I thought that could have been a mite. One spot is ok but, multiple ones showing up out of the blue is not.

Ernie
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www.midnightdragons.net

how long should i soak her? im probably gonna go get some prevent a mite just to be on the safe side.

I would think that 20 min should do. I would also try to get some Nolvasan from a vet to mix in with the bath. I would do this a couple days in a row just to be safe.

Ernie
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www.midnightdragons.net

Just a thought but could it be marker or paint? sometimes as a breeder I will mark Males or females or different clutches especially when we take them to a show.
I use different colored sharpies and it usually comes of fully after a shed or two, I have also seen some breeders use paint and even fingernail polish,,

Definately Looks Like Mites! I had that problem on a dargon I purchased from a private party. Keep dragon seperated from other reptiles. Hot water and bleach for the cage. Use paper towels for lining your cage until the problem goes away. Spray dragon with MITE AWAY from Zoo Med and follow directions. Also get a NO PEST strip to hang over the outside of cage. Problem should clear up in a week. Does not look like it's out of control. Looks like they just started.

No Pest Strips are very dangerous to the dragon and you. I knew a herper that used them all the time. He died of lung cancer at about 50 years old. Be very careful. Don't use them.