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Originally Posted by mikoh4792
So what other way than keeping a "dirty" cage would cause a mites infestation? In other words, what other "sloppy jobs on husbandry" would bring in/harbor mites?
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Mites feed on blood, not soil. Soil is nothing to be afraid of.
Sloppy husbandry would entail lack of YOUR hygiene.
First of all, I don't handle other peoples reptiles, I keep my hands off mine unless I'm taking care of them.
Wash your hands if you simply must handle someone else's reptiles.
Mikoh4792, you don't know me yet, but I have photo galleries dating back years from me getting up close and personal with hundreds of snakes in the wild, I crawl around on the ground shoving my camera right up on them, 4000 pixels wide HD, and in all of those animals, not one displayed mites.
Reptiles have a natural defense against mites, they will shed the skin off, and leave the mites behind with the shed.
However, in captivity, we keep the snake locked in a cage WITH the shed, so the mites just go back home on the snake.
Mite infestations usually originate in hoarders and sloppy breeders collections, and then spread from there.
#1. rule, inspect any new animals very closely before bringing them home, quarantine new purchases before placing them in the same room.
I was not trying to sell anyone on the bio active cages, although you would do yourself a favor looking into it.
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