Mites Mites everywhere and not an end in sight

After looking into it more, it's come to my attention that most of the mites may be grain mites!

There are some normal black mites down there, but nothing like these other white mites.

Photos:

On the black part of the bedding bag:
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/6380/baghz.jpg

On my bleach spray bottle nearly overnight:
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4636/mites.jpg

On the bottom of one of my cages
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/4093/mites2.jpg

Are you renting?

Get your landlord to fix that for you, it's not a problem caused by your animals.

No, unfortunately, this is one of the houses WE own.

I would still thinking using PAM correctly should kill all your mites and infested areas for good. (if used correctly that is) I recently had a bad case of mites on my ball python. Cleared up in one treatment will still do another treatment in a week to be sure everything is dead.

Can someone tell me what the active ingredient of PAM is.

Spankege, how does one "use it correctly"?

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http://img.tapatalk.com/62d07125-ff96-ebd9.jpg
Didn't know which pic was better, first active ingredient listed is permethrin...

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It's pretty simple, take animals out of enclosure. Remove water or any wet substrate. Spray a small amount of Pam very small it does not take much. Wait about 10 min. Then take a magazine and fan the enclosure. This is not necessary, but I would rather just be careful because the fumes are extremely hazardous when they are wet, but are safe when dry. Spray it right on substrate btw, and you want to clear the room for the first 10 min. Not good for people either. It sounds complicated it really isn't I'm sure other people have better steps. Might even be a guide on here! Ask away if you need more.
Cody

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Mites need a host, so either they are mites found on dogs/cats, rodent mites or something different altogether.
I know you say they aren't on the rodents, but mites have to be on something living, and the number one thing is rodents.
The mites cannot live without a host.

It sounds like you need to remove any animals and bomb the place :confusd:

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Yes, mites are parasites and must live off a host. If you have been treating for a while and haven't seen them on your animals they will all die soon, unless they are some other kind of bug, then you may have a different problem than what you think. Just my two cents.

Thanks guys.

I use the cheaper equivalent to PAM, which is 5.00 a can and has the same active ingredient. When I used to have snakes, it got rid of mites in one shot.

But I've since been using it with my rodents.

So since there are no mites on my rodents, I'm assuming what others have suggested to me, grain mites.

I burned all my grains yesterday and took almost everything out and washed it with the power washer. It's all still outside.

I don't really see anymore mites in the basement as of now. My mealworm colony was INFESTED with mites though. Got rid of all of them.

All cages were cleaned again and sprayed with permethrin. We're in the process of mopping the floor with Bleach/Water.

Hopefully this puts an end to my problem :)

Sorry if someone already said this, I only skimmed...

White mites are wood mites. Not harmful, but VERY irritating. They come from bedding.
Wood mite (scroll half way down)
http://www.rcreptiles.com/blog/index..._white_bugs_be

Rodent mites are actually not visible. They develop scabby spots on the rodent. Your rodents will become very itchy and lose fur. These mites would be treated with Ivermectin.