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I have a 12 foot albino burm. She isreally sweet girl. She has been healthy since i have had her. Then with in a week I notice that she has mitesand she was weezing. So i cleaned out the whole room wash every thing. I soak her in water to kill the mites. Then just to night she looks very pale.her white and yellow on her body have faded look to her.even the red spots on her head is now pink. I know I need to take her to a vet. But I can't til the moring. Does any one what this is or how she became so ill? And she started to not be so tame. She has tried to stike at me alot while in her water soaking. so i moved her in to her cage with the tub she's in. and she won't get out. I'm really said that I can't do any thing for her right now.If any one has any idea on whats going on. Please help. thank you

Well, it sounds like the start of a respiratory infection to me. The mites dont sound too good either. Just soaking the burm in water will not be suffiecient in treating the mites. YOu will need toget something like "provent-a-mite" or something like that to kill them. Some of these mites hide under the scales of the snake, there are pockets of air in which case means that they will not be drowned. As far as how she became ill, it sounds like you need to check your burms setup. What are her temps? Hot side and cool side? More importantly, what are the humidity levels. If the snake is staying in the water, and it is staying warm, the water could be boosting it's humidity thus soothing the snake a bit more. That being said, she doesnt want to leave. She certainly needs to see a reptile vet ASAP. If you are afraid of a bite, then you might want to consider a snake hook. While they are not exactly made for carrying around big pythons and so forth, they will help in manipulating the animal and possibly prevent a bite.

Good Luck,

Chris

>>I have a 12 foot albino burm. She isreally sweet girl. She has been healthy since i have had her. Then with in a week I notice that she has mitesand she was weezing. So i cleaned out the whole room wash every thing. I soak her in water to kill the mites. Then just to night she looks very pale.her white and yellow on her body have faded look to her.even the red spots on her head is now pink. I know I need to take her to a vet. But I can't til the moring. Does any one what this is or how she became so ill? And she started to not be so tame. She has tried to stike at me alot while in her water soaking. so i moved her in to her cage with the tub she's in. and she won't get out. I'm really said that I can't do any thing for her right now.If any one has any idea on whats going on. Please help. thank you