fl. oz. (24 mL)/ gal. of water – 0.06% a.i. – most applications, ground termite treatments, ant or other perimeter pest control. Eradicating Parasitic Mites from the community completely is possible, but I doubt it would ever happen. A coordinated campaign to encourage quarantine of ALL animals, from WC imports to new breedings, with a pre-emptive mite treatment could clear them in a matter of weeks. Smiley, R.L. 1992. The predatory mite family Cunaxidae (Acari) of the world with a new classification. West Bloomington, Michigan, Indira Publishing House, 356 pp.

Den Heyer, J. 1978. Four new species of Armascirus gen. nov. (Prostigmata: Acari) from the Ethiopian region. Jour. Entomol. Soc. So. Afr., 41(2): 217-239. Ok I think I stumbled accross something completely by accident recently - and after speaking to a select few friends about it, it's time to "go public" with it, as it were, in the hope that someone can shed more light. If you can’t get to a vet, see below for some home treatment tips. A young Brazilian Rainbow Boa Treating mites on SnakesLiu, Z.-G., Yi, T.-C. & Guo, J.-J. 2015. A new species of Armascirus (Acari, Prostigmata, Cunaxidae) from China. Syst. Appl. Acarol., 20(3): 322-328. doi:10.11158/saa.20.3.9 Bu, G.-S. & Li, L.-S. 1987. List of cunaxids found in Sichuan, China (Acariformes: Cunaxidae). Jour. Southwest Agri. Univ., 9(4): 384-387. [in Chinese] Gnathosoma (Figures 10D, 12A–C) — Palp (Figures 10D, 12A). Five-segmented, 448 (390) long, all segments with reticulations. Palp chaetotaxy: trochanter — none; basifemur — one dorsal simple seta; telofemur — one dorsal spine-like seta, one short pointed apophysis and one blunt apophysis; genu — two spine-like setae, two simple setae and one elongate pointed apophysis; tibiotarsus — three simple setae, one spine-like seta and one distal solenidion; claw well-developed. Chelicera (Figure 12B). 273 (250) long, with reticulations and papillae; cheliceral seta 18 (18) in length; chela developed. Subcapitulum (Figure 12C). 304 (265) long, 150 (148) wide; two pairs of short adoral setae, ads1–ads2, 15 (15) and 4 (4) in length; four pairs of hypostome setae, hg1–hg4, 24 (18), 33 (22), 11 (15) and 70 (60) in length, respectively. Area between hg1 and hg2 with papillae, between hg2 and the base with reticulation and close to the base with papillae. Distances of hg setae: hg1-hg1 9 (10), hg2-hg2 27 (22), hg3-hg3 39 (40), hg4-hg4 129 (113), hg1-hg2 52 (47), hg2-hg3 141 (123), hg3-hg4 57 (54). Kalúz, S. & Vrabec, M. 2013. Two new species of Armascirus (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) from Slovakia. Zootaxa, 3734(2): 141-155. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3734.2.3

Figure 2. Armascirus apophysis Chen & Jin n. sp., female holotype: A–C, dorsal idiosoma (photo); D–E, ventral idiosoma (photo). Most intestinal worm species infect the digestive tract via prey items that we feed our pets. Be particularly cautious when sourcing frogs or worms for species such as garter snakes.

The symptoms listed earlier will help you know when to take your pet snake to the vet. The veterinarian will send the fecal sample to the laboratory or examine the sample under a microscope to confirm the type of worms. The diagnosis will help in deciding the treatment method for these worms. Treatment of worms in snakes The differences between the two are minimal, and what you use is really a matter of personal choice and availability.

Severe cases result in infection with other diseases along with weight loss or death. Unsanitary conditions in the pet store or their enclosure is usually the root cause. Diagnosis of protozoa in snakes Den Heyer (1978) erected genus Armascirus with the type Armascirus huyssteeni Den Heyer, 1978, which belongs to the subfamily Cunaxinae Den Heyer, 1978. Currently, this subfamily contains seven genera ( Cunaxa Von Heyden, 1826, Armascirus Den Heyer, 1978, Dactyloscirus Berlese, 1916, Rubroscirus Den Heyer, 1979, Riscus Den Heyer, 2006, Allocunaxa Den Heyer & Castro, 2008, Cuaxatricha Castro & Den Heyer, 2008) and 179 known species in the world, of which Armascirus contains 49 species (Skvarla et al. 2014; Kalúz et al. 2014; Rocha et al. 2017; Kalúz & Starý 2018; Skvarla & Dowling 2019; Wurlitzer et al. 2020). However, there are only three species of the genus recorded in China, A. taurus (Kramer, 1881) (Tseng 1980; Liang 1983; Bu & Li 1987; Hu 1997; Lin & Zhang 2000; Lin & Zhang 2010), A. bison (Berlese, 1888) (Hu 1997; Lin & Zhang 2010) and A. jini Liu, Yi & Guo, 2015 (Liu et al. 2015). Hu, S.-J. 1997. Cunaxid mites recorded in China. Jour. Ninbo Teac. Coll., 15(1): 56-59. [in Chinese] Figure 6. Armascirus apophysis Chen & Jin n. sp., tritonymph paratype: A, dorsal idiosoma; B, ventral idiosoma. Owners tend to first notice Snake Mites when they begin forming in large numbers around softer parts of their animals body, such as eye lids or armpits. They may also becomes obvious as the animal soaks in a water bowl, where the Mites will be found floating in the water.Figure 7. Armascirus apophysis Chen & Jin n. sp., tritonymph paratype: A, palp; B, chelicerae; C, subcapitulum. Two new species, Armascirus apophysis Chen & Jin n. sp. and Armascirus yulongensis Chen & Jin n. sp. are described and illustrated. Armascirus apophysis Chen & Jin n. sp. differs from all other Armascirus by presence of one apophysis on palp basifemur; A. yulongensis Chen & Jin n. sp. differs from all other Armascirus by presence of five pairs of genital setae. Den Heyer, J. 1981. Systematics of the family Cunaxidae Thor, 1902 (Actinedida: Acarida). Publ. Univ. of the North Ser. A., 24: 1-19. Cunaxidae has been found on every continent except Antarctica and the genus Armascirus is also widely distributed (Smliey 1992; Skvarla et al. 2014) and is known from Guizhou, Sichuan, Shanghai, Fujian, Jiangsu, Beijing and Taiwan in China (Tseng 1980; Liang 1983; Bu & Li 1987; Hu 1997; Lin & Zhang 2000).

Apply at a rate of 4 gallons of finished solution per 10 linear feet for perimeter termite applications.

Legs (Figures 8A–D) — Resembling the female; lengths of leg I–IV: 380, 340, 407, 450; lengths of tarsus I–IV: 159, 140, 172, 173. T 68 in length; legs I–IV chaetotaxy: coxae I–IV 3-2-3-3 sts; trochanters I–IV 1-1-2-1 sts; basifemora I–IV 5-5-3-0 sts; telofemora I–IV 4-4-4-4 sts. Genu I 3 asl, \{1 asl, 1 mst\}, 4 sts; genu II 2 asl, 5 sts; genu III 1 asl, 5 sts; genu IV 2 asl, 5 sts. Tibia I 1 asl, \{1 asl, 1 mst\}, 4 sts; tibia II 1 bsl, 5 sts; tibia III 1 bsl, 5 sts; tibia IV 1 smooth T, 4 sts. Tarsus I 4 asl, 1 fam, 1 dtsl, 18 sts; tarsus II 1 bsl, 1 dtsl, 17 sts; tarsus III 1 dtsl, 16 sts; tarsus IV 1 dtsl, 16 sts. Dorsum (Figure 6A) — Resembling the female. Proterosomal shield 130 long, 166 wide; hysterosomal (median) shield 33 long, 39 wide and lateral plates 22 long, 8 wide. Setal lengths and distances: at 237, pt 404, lps 9, mps 8, c1 10, c2 10, d1 10, e1 14, f1 19, h1 25; at-at 32, pt-pt 180, lps-lps 172, mps-mps 60, lps-mps 72, at-lps 101, pt-mps 62, pt-lps 32, at-mps 110, at-pt 126, c1-c1 95, c2- c2 184, d1- d1 50, e1- e1 63, f1- f1 49, h1- h1 30, c1- c2 53, c1- d1 56, c2- d1 70, d1- e1 61, e1- f1 44, f1- h1 36; pseudanal setae ( ps1–ps2), 11 and 12 in length, h2 16 in length. Gnathosoma (Figures 4C, 7A –C) — Resembling the female. Palp (Figures 4C, 7A) 290 long. Chelicera (Figure 7B). 195 long, cheliceral seta 18. Subcapitulum (Figure 7C). 221 long, 122 wide; lengths of ads1–ads2: 13 and 3; lengths of hg1– hg4: 19, 22, 11 and 56. Distances of hg setae: hg1-hg1 8, hg2-hg2 25, hg3-hg3 39, hg4-hg4 84, hg1-hg2 33, hg2-hg3 94, hg3-hg4 37. Vets do not recommend using medication for protozoans on your own. The best approach here is to go to the vet and follow the procedure. You must sanitize the belongings of the snake and clean the cage two to three times every week for the month. You will be asked to administer antibiotics at home, usually for a couple of weeks.