How did you get mites?

[Bruce Whitehead]

-flies!! -> every fly carries at least 6-7 mites, so if theres lots of flies near youre tank, there is a possibilitie one will drop of in youre terra/tub and gets the party going

-sometimes you find them in a new bag of aspen or reptibark or some like that. Thats why I always microwave or cook my bedding before use.

Mites in wood are harmless to reptiles... wood mites/snake mites are not the same thing. You do not need to treat your wood.

Never heard the fly thing before, but that is an interesting point. But again, they would have to be carrying snake mites within a snake/reptile mite environment. But in that specific environment it makes sense to me (just never heard it before).

bruce