This is an interesting subject. I have never had mites on my montors. So I think your right about snake mites.

But, our local lizards, including geckos, commonly have a bright orange lizard mite. The bunch up in the folds around both front and back legs. But again, these native lizard mites have never colonized on our outdoor monitors either.

Are monitors mite proof? they do get ticks, that I know for sure. I have seen lots of ticks on wild monitors. But, only once many years ago, did I find a tick on one of our outdoor monitors. It could have transfered from a wild caught monitor(albigs) But that has been about it. Cheers

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• prevent o mite. and it killing crickets - fish21, Fri Jul 14 09:18:21 2006
• Of course - RobertBushner, Fri Jul 14 11:05:09 2006
• RE: Of course - fish21, Fri Jul 14 12:26:39 2006
• RE: Of course - robyn@ProExotics, Fri Jul 14 13:02:58 2006
• RE: actually - FR, Fri Jul 14 22:11:16 2006
• RE: actually - mr-python, Fri Jul 14 23:10:21 2006
• RE: actually - FR, Fri Jul 14 23:59:28 2006
• RE: actually - mr-python, Sat Jul 15 11:47:31 2006
• RE: actually - fish21, Sat Jul 15 16:21:49 2006
• RE: actually - Sonya, Sat Jul 15 21:46:03 2006
• You know, now that I think about it... - SHvar, Sun Jul 16 10:57:10 2006
• RE: Of course - razaiel, Sat Jul 15 05:24:45 2006
• RE: A BP - FR, Sat Jul 15 09:08:58 2006
• RE: A BP - razaiel, Sat Jul 15 09:24:24 2006
• RE: Ok then - FR, Sat Jul 15 12:38:26 2006
• Yes, sorry ... - razaiel, Sat Jul 15 14:07:37 2006
• RE: We all do that, hahahahahaha - FR, Sat Jul 15 14:37:25 2006