Quote Originally Posted by pookie! View Post
Yep thats how this new store we go to does, the rats and mice are in their own separate room and they have very few reptiles even in the store.. Id never thought that a live feeder could be harboring mites like that, glad we werent alone lol and those mites must be horrible in the store to where that could even happen. Crazy..
Yeah, the store is really sketchy and old. I think the guy who owns it means well, but he just can't keep up with it all and also doesn't follow *the best* husbandry techniques. He had a Ball Python and a Red Tailed Boa in one 20 gal tank together, and bearded dragons on aspen chips with no real heat source. All of his snakes look miserable. No heat source, just the regular temp of the store and display lights. But until I learned that this other place carried 3 sizes of rats, I thought this guy was my only choice... and I didn't realize this mite thing could happen either! I don't think it's typical to have mites come in on rats, but if the conditions are bad enough, I think it's totally possible! I've read a bunch that this has happened to others, too - that's why I wanted to share my experience so that hopefully newer keepers can be aware.