Quote Originally Posted by paulh View Post
I've gotten mites from a pet store and a mail order dealer.

I've gotten redbugs on Iowa wild caught snakes a few times, but they do not count. The snake mite is native to North Africa and the Middle East. It can go through the full life cycle in one snake cage. The USA natives do not go through a full life cycle in a snake cage. They die off eventually even with no treatment.

I've never read or heard of this info.
I don't know which is which.
I do know that Ophionyssus natricis (Snake Mite) left untreated will cycle and kill the host.