How do mites take over? What do they look like? I've been lucky enough not to have issues with mites. I live in MN, so maybe that makes a difference? I'm an obsessive cleaner in my apartment, and therefore an obsessive cleaner with my boys' enclosures. They get their water dish scrubbed and refilled every day, and then I do poopie patrol to pick up anything laying around. I use cypress mulch for their enclosure and a softer aspen for inside their hidey-huts. They get a full change every month.
If anyone would post a pic of mites, I would truly appreciate the education. I'm so careful with my boys and I've never seen any bugs!