Quote Originally Posted by muddoc View Post
Sounds fair enough. I guess it was my fault for not reading the thread you linked in your original post. Without reading that, this post can be misconstrued. I assumed you just added the new animal.

With that said, I can tell you that the life cycle of a mite can be 30 days, but it can also be much longer than that. It all depends on the temperature that the mite is in. In much cooler temperatures, a mite can live 45 to 60 days. They can enter a semi-dormant state in cooler temps (say below 70 degrees). I just wanted to throw that out there, so that people don't think they are free and clear just because they haven't seen a mite in 30 days. Diligence is the only way to wim the Mite War.
I appreciate that... I see how it can me missconstrued. I should have also stated the setup, its an IJ bluey so his temps are in the high 80s with high humidity, which is a great enviroment for mites!

On an updated side note he seems to be mite free at this point, but I plan to treat at least one more time just in case I missed something.