Quote Originally Posted by Whiffa View Post
Also, people who buy rats from pet stores are probably going to introduce mites into an enclosure. I made this mistake when I did the pre-killed method and had an outbbreak.
First little point, and I'm not insulting you:

Snakes mites are NOT the same as rat mites. Snake mites and rat mites are species specific, and also two different types of mites. Although it is possible to have some transfer for a short period of time, snake mites cannot live on rats.

The snake mite is Ophionyssus natricis. A common rat mite is Liponyssus bacot (sometimes classified Ophionyssus bacot)

If you're insinuating that snake mites can be picked up while at the pet store on your person or bedding, this is possible, however normal QT is an easy way to avoid that possibility of infection.

And on that point, would it not be easier to treat one enclosure over two?