Sigh.. White Mites?

I don't entirely agree with the statement that snake mites arent white. When they are gorged on blood they are dark, but when not, they are nearly translucent. Or "white". I believe the barkers quoted someone on their site that studied these snakes mites. It's a great article. Just wanted to clear that up.

Mites are black or clear if you look at sarcoptic/demodex mites. Lice are white, and they may be wood lice.

Lol, I don't even think you can see a non-dark mite anyways. As the article does state that it is very difficult to see with the naked eye.

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

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I agree. All wood beddings are susceptible of carrying some kind of bugs. i used cypress mulch once and that stuff was loaded!

Now my snakes keep up with current events :D

'Course you can. I've never found it difficult to find lice on rescue rats, even if they are white. And rat lice are TINEENSY! Yes.. that's a word.. Rat mites look like chiggers, maybe a bit smaller. Chiggers are easy to see. Nasty little creepy crawlies.

Now sarcoptic/demodex mites you can't see unless you have a microscope. They burrow down into the skin and hair follicles. Snakes don't have those so it really doesn't matter anyway.

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Raul, do yours prefer the sports section or the classifieds? Hehe. The comics aren't a big hit because when they wee, the ink smears and they can't read them anymore..

Haha, isnt that like the mange or something?

Yeah, sarcoptic mites cause mange. ICK! EW! *twitch* Now i'm itchy.. At least demodex isn't contagious.. I'd take that any day.

LOL, great.

I found tiny bugs on a feeder, I want to say they were white, this could be a source of non-snake mites. Although I'd imagine that they'd eventually die on their own without a host.