I am concerned about the mites

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: O.K. here are my thoughts. : I am very concerned about the mites. Mites are notorious for causing snakes : to come down with a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections, often resulting : in the death of the snakes. Your snake may now have one of these diseases even : though the mites are gone. So your snake may need to be treated. : I have never seen the white globs or the missing forked tongue, so those two things : worry me. : As far as bedding is concerned. I don't use aspen if I am going to allow the : water to contact the aspen. Aspen molds and the mold can also cause the snake to get : sick. Aspen is great for snakes that come from an arid environment. However, Indigos : normally require high humidity and you can't easily achieve this with aspen because : the aspen will mold. (Neonates especially require a very high humidity.) : So, all of the things you mentioned are things to worry about. : Back to mites. You never want to get mites. Once you have them, you cannot allow a mite : outbreak to occur. Consider using a product called "Proventomite." Mites cannot breed if : you use it. But even after the mites are gone, you may lose a lot of your snakes to disease. : I hate being the bearer of bad news, but everybody needs to know these things.

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