>>This is an interesting subject. I have never had mites on my montors. So I think your right about snake mites.
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>> 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.
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>> Are monitors mite proof?


Makes you wonder. I live in NY and used to keep my iguana (yes, not a monitor, I know) outside in the heat of summer and one summer he got covered in the red mites. I got him checked and dosed once with ivomectin before he came inside.
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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