Hello to all. This weekend I went to a small reptile show in Ft. Lauderdale. I picked up some live pinkies, fuzzies and hopper mice. Upon getting home and proceeding to feed them to my corns, I noticed tiny red bugs (looked like little crabs) probaly mites. Questions are, what are they, will they infest my corns, and how do you get rid of them. Thanks REG
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Mites on mice
- Thread starter REG
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Taceas
USW = UB313
Hmm..red mites don't sound good. Either they're harmless spider mites, which infest plants and sometimes substrate..or they're true snake mites which could pose a problem.
The mites I've noticed on some of my breeder/feeder mice are white/clear and soft-bodied. The snake mites I've seen on one of my new snakes is a hard-bodied creature that "crunches" when squished.
I would definately freeze all of your feeder rodents prior to feeding for at least a week or more to prevent the spread of whatever they might be. Then I would clean anything to which those mice would have been in contact with with a bleach solution just to be doubly sure. Burn the litter they were on as well.
The mites I've noticed on some of my breeder/feeder mice are white/clear and soft-bodied. The snake mites I've seen on one of my new snakes is a hard-bodied creature that "crunches" when squished.
I would definately freeze all of your feeder rodents prior to feeding for at least a week or more to prevent the spread of whatever they might be. Then I would clean anything to which those mice would have been in contact with with a bleach solution just to be doubly sure. Burn the litter they were on as well.