RE: [Gecko] uroplatus mites?

[Robert Gundy]

I have found these on two wild caught U. sikorae also. I used Nix (diluted) on a q-tip and just put it on the mites and they disappeared within 48 hours. It sounds like you have a pretty good little girl there. Mine was pretty tolerable as well. A matter of fact the one I still have just laid two nice eggs for me this morning. Can't wait for em to hatch. --- Neal Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good Morning folks, > > > > I was admiring my recently acquired WC Uroplatus > sikkorae yesterday, and > much to my chagrin, I noticed several very very tiny > red-orange spots on > her. With the help of a loop I could tell that they > were some variety of > bug. > > So I called the reptile shop that I got her from > (which for the time being, > shall remain nameless) and I told them I thought > they were mites (primarily > cause they were sooo tiny), and they said, oh, > orange mites, those are ok, > they just eat dead skin. > > Well, needless to say, I was just a bit skeptical. I > removed her from her > tank and began by trying to wipe them off with a wet > q-tip. > > No dice. > > Soooooo, bless her cold little heart, this poor > little lizard "allowed" me > to man-handle the heck out of her and pull these > little buggers out of her > with a pair of jeweler's tweezers. All modesty > aside, the "surgery" I > performed was miraculous. Without the aid of > magnification, I removed about > 8 of them, two of which were uncomfortably close to > her eyes. What a trooper > she was. The fact that I had to pull them off makes > me wonder if they were > mites or, perhaps, ticks. > > I did a pretty reasonable search of her underside, > leg pockets, etc, and > didn't find any others, so I know it's folley to say > she's clean, but she > certainly isn't infested... > > So, I'm looking for a little advice here. Mites or > ticks? Has anyone heard > of these supposed OK orange mites? What kind of > follow up, if any, do I need > to perform on my little trooper? > > Many thanks! > > Neal Grant > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Robert
Robert Gundy Reptiles

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