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Old 22-01-2012, 06:34 PM
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can snakes get fleas??

hey all ive noticed there are fleas in my snakes water bowl now i do own 2 cats and they have been flead recently as the one cat got fleas but i dont get how they get in the water bowl. My snake doesnt have any mites that i can see he looks really healthy and hes a happy chappy as i got him out the other day just to check him over . they have only been in the water bowl twice that ive seen as i change it every day.
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Old 23-01-2012, 04:15 PM
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Re: can snakes get fleas??

I'd treat for mites just to be on the safe side, i personally prefer ardap, you just empty the viv, spray the viv, let it dry and then put reptile back in...it's good for 6 weeks
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Re: can snakes get fleas??

ill give that a go
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Re: can snakes get fleas??

get a tin of callingtons and treat as sounds like snake mites, but no fleas won't be interested in a snakes only snake mites and visa versa
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