mites?

[Albert Clark]

How does a captive snake get mites from a poorly kept cage? I thought mites were an outside parasite/insect issue, so if your snake is mite free he or she will remain that way if they are in an enclosure and not let outside or taken to an expo to socialize.

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. Fleas and ticks are outdoor ectoparasites. Mites proliferate indoors and in enclosures that are poorly maintained (sanitation) leaving feces, wastes products, dirty water bowls and infrequent substrate maintenance. Also humidity and the temperatures we keep these animals at are all attractants for mites. The thing is they travel distances to get to the appropriates mediums that they need to breed.