Mites?

I was just wondering how a ball can get snake mites. where do they come from and how can my ball get them if he didnt have them when i got him and he has just been in his cage. He dosent have mites, i was just wondering how this happend. Thx :)

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You visit a store or friend and their snakes have mites. If you handle their snakes, you pick up mites and bring them home to your house. That's one way...

The other option I have to include is people bringing home bugs in their bedding. Honestly now, I have always believed that the mites in wood bedding are wood mites, harmless to reptiles, however not very cool to have around.

i no i sound like a 5 year old asking this, but how would their snake get mites in the first place?

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Originally Posted by spokism

i no i sound like a 5 year old asking this, but how would their snake get mites in the first place?

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How could ANY snake get mites is what your asking?

I'm not sure what you mean, because I thought I had already answered that. :confused:



Mites can infest collections, and people will sell animals infested with mites.

You can bring them home from a show, store, etc...