| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 18/11/2010 : 21:51:20
Well I was just holding Alice, he's soo lovely and friendly! Think he might be due for a shed soon because his eyes are looking a bit milky! Anyway, about 5 minutes in he went really still and pooped on me!!! His 1st poop and it was on me!!! I didn't realise how smelly it is :( I'm not a happy bunny!! He's still awesome though :)
While I was holding him I did see a little bug on my hand that looked like a little flea :S not sure what it was though, does anyone have any ideas?? I checked him and he looks clean, and so is his faun! Do you think it's just a one off or is there anything I should do now??
Sorry for the long message!!
Tash :) |
| 20 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| n/a |
Posted - 23/11/2010 : 09:55:42
thats very good advice to stoped getting pooped on got a say fater baby sitting sis 6 kids being pooped on dont bother my any more lol. but i leave my lil boy for 2 days be for i handle after feeding |
| Mort13 |
Posted - 23/11/2010 : 09:49:54
Its hard not to worry when they are your babies though isn't it,and he'll be your Billion Dollar Baby
Loki isn't regular,when he was on pinkies it would be about 2/3 days after feeding that he'd do his business,sometimes he'd do another before his next feed and sometimes it would be over a week.
He didn't go after his last feed so there'll be 2 feeds worth next time. Last time that happened it was on me too so I have a bad feeling lol!!
Hope you get Alice sorted with the mite problem. |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 23/11/2010 : 09:40:27
quote:
Originally posted by Sta~ple
Living next door to Alice... :p
Pooping is fine. If it's every day then be worried XD
Who the **** is alice?? |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 23/11/2010 : 09:23:28
Lol ok thank you! I need to try and stop worrying so much! |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 23/11/2010 : 09:14:09
Living next door to Alice... :p
Pooping is fine. If it's every day then be worried XD |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 23/11/2010 : 09:07:50
Another question :) Alice pooped on me on the 18/11/10 (which was 2 days after feeding) hes due for a feed this evening but had pooped again this morning. Is this normal? He hasnt eaten anything since his last poop so i was just wondering...
Sorry i know i ask a lot of questions!!!
Tash |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 23:28:21
no, snake mites are exactly that. it has been known, or strongly suspected that they can feed off other animals, such as rodents or similar, but not through choice, only desperation. |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 22:38:25
Okie dokie :) will mites do anything to us by the way? |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 21:04:49
he'll be fine, if not slightly gender confused. |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 20:45:00
Lol no worries, back to my question though, Alice is in blue at the moment so shall I wait for him to shed before I start treating him? He's very moody today so not sure if I should bother him?
Tash :) |
| n/a |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 19:50:26
oh, ok, no offence by the way;P |
| lotabob |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 19:15:41
It counts! |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 18:57:19
Haha well not typically but Alice Cooper is indeed a man :) (fair enough it's not his real name but it still counts in my eyes) |
| n/a |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 17:19:16
:D:D Alice is a male name? Weird country... |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 16:24:16
Ummm yea... After Alice Cooper... Duhhh |
| n/a |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 16:04:23
your male is named Alice? |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 15:51:44
Oh gosh Alice is in a very bad mood today, his eyes are very blue too! Shall I wait until he sheds? I don't want to disturb his shedding :S |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 15:42:36
Will do that now :) thank you very very much!!!
Tash |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 15:36:41
dont panic about it, with only one snake its gonna be an easy fix.
the fairy and water method is quite easy, just mix some fairy with warm water and bathe the snake for half hour or so.
in the meantime you can clean the viv and just use a hide, water bowl and paper towels. repeat every other day and you will be clear in no time.
Mites life cycle is between 16 and 60 days, depending on temps, but they need to feed daily, so the bathing will kill them as they feed.
Having no other snakes will mean the mites wont go far from their food, but they can travel upto 50 -60 feet in a day, which may not sound like a long way, but bearing in mind their size, its quite impressive.
if you can only see a few, then its likely that its not got to 'infestation' levels, but more of an annoyance. |
| NatashaK |
Posted - 20/11/2010 : 15:27:30
Thanks everyone!! I was going to try the frontline method but what is the fairy liquid one?? I've only had him for 2 weeks now and he is my only snake so I want to take good care of him. I haven't seen any signs since this post but I think I'll do a big clean just to be sure. He probably got them from the pet shop I guess :( gosh it's soo annoying :( everything was going so well... |
