Identifying Mites?

[AndrewM1217]

So today while handling my snake i noticed he had two tiny little bugs on him. One was tiny and black, the other was white and even smaller. After seeing these I changed his substrate and soaked all his decorations in hot water. Looking at pictures of mites, they don't look to be mites but I'm still concerned. He is my only snake, so I'm not sure how he would've gotten mites if he never had any to begin with. Just don't get how they coudlve gotten in the tank. Any advice is welcome and appreciated. I'll try to get a picture of one of the bugs if I find any more of them

edit: they are far too small to photograph. Found another tiny white one on him and couldnt get a good picture.

[lady_bug87]

Sounds like wood mites. harmless
What substrate do you use?

[AndrewM1217]

Cypress mulch

[lady_bug87]

without seeing them I can't say for sure. Snake mites (I believe) are bigger than wood mites and they look like ticks.

you can treat the mites with lice shampoo. But if they're wood mites they'll die on their own if you take away the food source.

The Nix dilution is 1/4 of the bottle to 1L of water. Everything including the animal can be treated

[SSSSnakes]

Snake mites are black and come in many sizes depending on their age. I agree it sounds like wood mites and they are harmless to the snake.

[mistersprinkles]

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/geckohunter/DSCF6877.jpg

These are snake mites. They tend to be in the eye, nostril, heat pits, vent, or under scales. You rarely see them just walking around.

[lady_bug87]

^^ I just barfed in my mouth a little bit