Bugs in bedding?

I was examining my male pastel and found TINY bugs crawling on him.... not the trademark black/red snake mites I've read about... these are white or very light tan, very very small (pinhead small). Anybody have problems with these?

Anyone have any ideas on what they are? I assume they're not harmful to the snakes, but I'm sure Provent A Mite would take care of these as well, I'll have to order a can....

Wood mites...

You use wood, I'm assuming ;)

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Wood mites...

You use wood, I'm assuming ;)

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Yup. Aspen bedding, not harmful I assume?

Thanks Heather!

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Originally Posted by jknudson

Yup. Aspen bedding, not harmful I assume?

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Nope.

I've heard some say they actually eat the other kind of mite. Don't quote me though...

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Nope.

I've heard some say they actually eat the other kind of mite. Don't quote me though...

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Thanks! Still going to PAM them, tiny bugs make my skin crawl!!! LOL

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Originally Posted by cuda

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Thanks Sam ;)

Do they jump around like fleas? I get some of those in my bedding in the summertime and PAM doesn't seem to kill them. I'm with you! The thought of bugs in my room makes me feel funny.

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Thanks Sam ;)

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Aphids. No need to worry but they are still little nasty bugs in the enclosure so good call getting rid of em! :)

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Aphids. No need to worry but they are still little nasty bugs in the enclosure so good call getting rid of em! :)

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Naw, they're definitely the wood mites, looked at a few pictures of aphids, but they don't look like that.

Wood mites would be my guess as well. They are harmless but I'd still get rid of them, just because bugs in any collection doesn't look good. :)

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Originally Posted by jknudson

Naw, they're definitely the wood mites, looked at a few pictures of aphids, but they don't look like that.

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Same deal. Not harmful. I've gotten both in various bags of cypress mulch (home depot), Aspen and Reptibark in the past.