Mites that Feed on Snake Mites

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LOL.

Well, they work to some degree, although I hadn't seen any mites over the season, I am now somewhat over run with Hypoaspis.

As long as you don't mind the little crawly white bugs, I would suggest using them.

Heather, could you describe your wood mites? Last summer I had an issue with mites that I never truly got rid of and about a month ago, as my snake room is becoming more hot/humid, I've seen an explosion of mites in the corners of the walls.

My mites are barely visible as an individual. You'd almost think that it's just a speck of dust. But these mites congregate together and form huge "clumps" of light brown patches on the wall corners and ceilings. They seem to mostly be drawn to the Mazuri but as I've said twice now, they're also on the walls. Does this sound like your same mite issue??

Hypoaspis are dun to a light tan color.

They tend to commune where there is water and or moisture, especially in a damp wooded tub.

They clump together, and they are very awkward looking (Not fun looking at crawly white bug clumps), but they normally act that way.

You will usually see many more than one at a time, and usually in specific tubs.

The snake mites are black to dark brown and are larger than the Hypoaspis.


So there you go. :)

you might be seeing some type of grain mite.

just to be clear, mites are one of the largest groups of arthopods. a simple description isn't going to cut it. even with the animals, it is really hard to ID mites to the species level and usually takes an expert in the field.

Any more updates on this? I am very interested