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View Poll Results: How did your snake get mites?

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  • The snake already had mites when you got it (i.e. from the store, breeder, etc.)

    17 89.47%
  • From adding something with mites to the enclosure (i.e. bedding, etc.)

    1 5.26%
  • From taking your snake outdoors

    0 0%
  • From handing another snake or reptile with mites, and then handing your own snake

    3 15.79%
  • From feeders

    0 0%
  • Other

    1 5.26%
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    I've only had one issue with mites...years ago when I lived in an end 3rd story apt of a fairly upscale apt building. I had not added any new animals in probably 2 years, had not been to any pet stores for at least 6 months, used newspaper as substrate, and had been using frozen feeders that I had in a spare chest freezer at my mom's (i was using that batch for quite some time). And I did not (and currently do not) have any friends that kept/keep reptiles. The only thing I can think of is that a baby bird had flown in the window about a week or two prior and it took me several minutes to catch it and get it back outside. I'm wondering if it could have carried some mites in...? Anyways, I caught them very early, mainly in one of my blood pythons cages (I had had her about 3 years at the time). I treated all of my tanks just in case, and they were gone pretty quickly.

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