Be sure to also thoroughly clean all equipment, sponges, buckets, and sinks to prevent cross-contamination. To minimize the danger of salmonella infection, wear gloves and protective eyewear as you clean your reptile's enclosure. As you clean your pet's enclosure, be sure to check every corner and surface of the cage and every piece of equipment for reptile mites, loose eggs, and mite feces. Also inspect your animal regularly for evidence of mites and internal or external parasites. Mites appear as small brown or black spots around your reptile's eyes, between its scales, or moving over the animal's skin.
Ticks are slightly larger, appearing brown, black, or gray in color.
They attach themselves to the animal and begin to draw blood and nutrients. Internal parasitic infestations are most often signaled by emaciation or changes in the feces. Roundworms appear as small, white, threadlike objects in the feces, while tapeworms can be diagnosed by small, opaque and rectangular segments in the feces. If you suspect an internal parasite or if you notice any change in the color, consistency, or frequency of your pet's urine or feces, collect a fecal sample and take it to your veterinarian along with your pet for an examination and treatment. The environment will also have to be thoroughly treated, and stronger chemicals can and should be used to do so, but you will have to be certain to remove every trace of those chemicals afterwards to avoid killing or harming your herp.