Treating Reptile Beddings Such As Aspen

[Terranaut]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

That's actually still a really rare thing to happen.

Mites, at a certain part of their lifecycle may take a trip, but most likely they do not. They prefer to eat and stay where things are good.

Not a bad idea though to be cautious but it's bad information that just because a store may have mites that you'll get it too. Don't handle the reptiles at places you go would be a better practice.

I was a victim of this. I brought mites home from just being in the store. I handled nothing

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Terranaut

I was a victim of this. I brought mites home from just being in the store. I handled nothing

As I said, really rare.

[Terranaut]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

As I said, really rare.

Well seeing as the store has closed I guess I can mention that the guy at this store... on Victoria in Kitchener said "I think all my snakes have a few but it's not a big deal". When I spotted one on their boa. I bailed out and stopped shopping there. Wasn't just countering what you said. I keep great husbandry and practice good hygene but it still happened to me so it can happen to anyone and it not be their fault. Best to learn all about killing them and to never get them than get them and then figure it out.