Alarmed by Zoomed Forest Floor's reviews

[akane]

Like I said soil mites and other spider mites will survive freezing. They live here without burrowing deep enough to get below the frost line and it can get -30F. You can chip off frozen soil and thaw it to find it full of mites. If there are snake mites native to here I imagine they survive somehow too, some things just lay eggs to hatch after it warms up, but maybe there aren't any native species of that parasite.

[afsgr88]

So guys....after getting the bedding in the mail and analyzing it, there were no bugs that I could see, so I decided to put it in the enclosure. It has been almost 48h and nothing happened yet. It holds the humidity quite well, and there are no bugs/mites/eggs/godzillas to be seen! xD I am really happy with this bedding and will for sure purchase it again! Thank you all for your time and help

[Andy_G]

Just a note...snake mites don't occur in Canada because of freezing temperatures as they are tropical.

[GyGbeetle]

Originally Posted by akane

Like I said soil mites and other spider mites will survive freezing. They live here without burrowing deep enough to get below the frost line and it can get -30F. You can chip off frozen soil and thaw it to find it full of mites. If there are snake mites native to here I imagine they survive somehow too, some things just lay eggs to hatch after it warms up, but maybe there aren't any native species of that parasite.

spider mites? SPIDER MITES??? I'm so afraid of spiders! I buy this stuff, and now I'm terrified.

[afsgr88]

Originally Posted by GyGbeetle

spider mites? SPIDER MITES??? I'm so afraid of spiders! I buy this stuff, and now I'm terrified.

Relax, the bedding is fine, and I believe that the people who reviewed any kind of mites/bugs on this product just probably bought it from a store that kept it for way longer than it should, in not so good conditions. I put the bedding in the enclosure and even with the humidity, no bugs are visible