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Originally Posted by Pirarucu
I don't see a bad thread, I see a bunch of bad comments. The OP saw mites eating his snake's poop, and guessed that they were wood mites. Do wood mites normally eat poop? Nope. Are there other mites that do? You bet. The right thing to do would be to correct him on the species, then politely and informatively discuss the subject. Instead, everyone instantly piled on to bash the OP, even using personal attacks and insinuations.
And we wonder why this forum is going downhill....
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Which eat poop? I tried looking all over the web and i cannot find any evidence that there are *any* coprophagous mites.
And if they are mold mites it doesn't make sense to make poop mold so you don't have to pick it up besides that's not how coprophagia works.
Insects that are coprophagic eat left over nutrients in the feces of large animals. Herbivore digestive systems are inefficient and therefore a lot of nutrients are found in the feces. They don't eat just any old poop.
Besides there would be no reason for a coprophagic mite to eat snake feces since their digestive systems are extremely efficient, there wouldn't be enough nutrients left to sustain them.
Just a quick source:
Coprophagia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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