What’s up with theses bites - spider bites?

[Anonymous]

Fleas

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lift up the mattress and look for little specks of blood. Use a flashlight at night.

I do this with a blacklight at hotels these days.
Didn't used to have to worry about bed bugs in the USA but in recent years it's a thing in all hotels, even 5 star ones, so I always ask to see the room before paying, and check it out.

They let you check the mattress before paying? That’s impressive. Can you offer a script of what you say? I can’t imagine getting permission to do this, what language unlocks that?

[Anonymous]

Have you traveled or stayed in a hotel recently?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lift up the mattress and look for little specks of blood. Use a flashlight at night.

I do this with a blacklight at hotels these days.
Didn't used to have to worry about bed bugs in the USA but in recent years it's a thing in all hotels, even 5 star ones, so I always ask to see the room before paying, and check it out.

They let you check the mattress before paying? That’s impressive. Can you offer a script of what you say? I can’t imagine getting permission to do this, what language unlocks that?

It's easy. I would like to check out the room to see if it has bed bugs before I check in. Even the Ritz has had problems. The difference is they throw out the mattress and fumigate the room. In fact most high end hotels now have whole bed bug proof mattress covers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today my teen showed me about 6-7 bites that showed up on his chest/shoulder/arm a few days ago.

They are red, and bigger than bed bug bites - more like mosquito size. Def bites vs rashes.

He said a spider was probably in his bed ? Really a biting spider in one’s bed seems like an urban myth to me unless you live in a desert or rainforest or Australia.

Teen has spent no time outside recently.

His sheets only get changed monthly and his room could be cleaner - some dirty clothes pile up but it’s not gross.

Oh we do have dogs who are in our laps and on sofa blankets that teen sometimes puts on him.

Curious if anyone has ever woken up with bites that they attributed to spiders

Body trunk and arms tell me this is likelier some sort of a rash than bug bites. Bugs don't discriminate where they bite. Unless your kid was outside shirtless but wearing long pants and there were mosquitoes around this doesn't look like bites to me. Had your kid been stressed lately, had an infection or antibiotics or some other change in diet/medications?

[Anonymous]

If they go from looking like bites to getting crusty, my guess would be impetigo and he'd need an antibiotic cream

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lift up the mattress and look for little specks of blood. Use a flashlight at night.

I do this with a blacklight at hotels these days.
Didn't used to have to worry about bed bugs in the USA but in recent years it's a thing in all hotels, even 5 star ones, so I always ask to see the room before paying, and check it out.

They let you check the mattress before paying? That’s impressive. Can you offer a script of what you say? I can’t imagine getting permission to do this, what language unlocks that?

You need a script??
Ok, well I'm no playwriter but I just say something along the lines of:
"Hi, I'm _______ and checking in. Do you have (insert type of room you desire) available?"
or if you booked in advance "I reserved a (type of room). May I have the key to check it out before signing in?"
I learned decades ago to always check the room before paying. Have been a few times the room was trashed, or still dirty, or a plumbing fixture or TV didn't work. It's not unusual at all to ask to "see a room first".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lift up the mattress and look for little specks of blood. Use a flashlight at night.

I do this with a blacklight at hotels these days.
Didn't used to have to worry about bed bugs in the USA but in recent years it's a thing in all hotels, even 5 star ones, so I always ask to see the room before paying, and check it out.

They let you check the mattress before paying? That’s impressive. Can you offer a script of what you say? I can’t imagine getting permission to do this, what language unlocks that?

You need a script??
Ok, well I'm no playwriter but I just say something along the lines of:
"Hi, I'm _______ and checking in. Do you have (insert type of room you desire) available?"
or if you booked in advance "I reserved a (type of room). May I have the key to check it out before signing in?"
I learned decades ago to always check the room before paying. Have been a few times the room was trashed, or still dirty, or a plumbing fixture or TV didn't work. It's not unusual at all to ask to "see a room first".

It is unusual to ask. We all understand the why. It’s not a common practice.

[Anonymous]

google photos of different kinds of bites. inspect mattress, sheet, pillow.

[Anonymous]

Bed bug bites usually come in threes, breakfast, lunch and dinner, as some say. Unless there’s more than one

[Anonymous]

Could also be a fungus--some look like bug bites. If it keeps spreading across his body, get a prescription for fungal cream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lift up the mattress and look for little specks of blood. Use a flashlight at night.

I do this with a blacklight at hotels these days.
Didn't used to have to worry about bed bugs in the USA but in recent years it's a thing in all hotels, even 5 star ones, so I always ask to see the room before paying, and check it out.

They let you check the mattress before paying? That’s impressive. Can you offer a script of what you say? I can’t imagine getting permission to do this, what language unlocks that?

You need a script??
Ok, well I'm no playwriter but I just say something along the lines of:
"Hi, I'm _______ and checking in. Do you have (insert type of room you desire) available?"
or if you booked in advance "I reserved a (type of room). May I have the key to check it out before signing in?"
I learned decades ago to always check the room before paying. Have been a few times the room was trashed, or still dirty, or a plumbing fixture or TV didn't work. It's not unusual at all to ask to "see a room first".

It is unusual to ask. We all understand the why. It’s not a common practice.

What is "common" for you may not be common for others. If you have been around the service industry or hotel biz, you'd know.

If you feel like you are being rude to ask to view a room, consider why you would feel that way. Do you commonly pay for things sight unseen, or ask to view them for paying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could also be a fungus--some look like bug bites. If it keeps spreading across his body, get a prescription for fungal cream.

It's not fungal.