Mites just don't "appear out of nowhere". They come in on something new. IF (and that's a big if) they are snake mites, the ONLY way they came in is on other snakes. Snakes mites do NOT hitch a ride on rats, mice, ASF's, or any other type of feeder. They are host specific.
IF they are rodent mites, they will do not harm to your reptiles, as reptiles are not rats. Again, host specific.
I think your most logical bet would be that they are indeed wood mites.
Surprise surprise!! host specific as well.
They are lighter in colour than snake mites, smaller, and move every which way. Again, they only eat wood and aside from looking gross and being annoying, they pose no threat to anything living. Most breeders of rodents (or live feeders) tend to have wood mites running around in the warmer months.
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• How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - RyanT, Fri Jun 18 13:47:26 2010
• RE: How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - Shadow4108, Fri Jun 18 14:04:51 2010
• RE: How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - gulfcoastreefer, Fri Jun 18 14:10:48 2010
• RE: How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - RyanT, Fri Jun 18 14:41:04 2010
• RE: How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - xXVanXx, Sat Jun 19 04:10:21 2010
• RE: How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - Bolitochrome, Fri Jun 18 15:14:10 2010
• They don't - mykee, Fri Jun 18 15:59:30 2010
• Basically...No to all of the above. - RyanT, Fri Jun 18 17:33:44 2010
• RE: Basically...No to all of the above. - PHLdyPayne, Fri Jun 18 18:29:32 2010
• RE: How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - jlsreptiles2011, Sat Jun 19 06:33:15 2010
• RE: How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - ChrisMaze, Sat Jun 19 11:49:52 2010
• RE: How do mites just appear out of nowhere? - cid143ti, Sat Jun 19 23:15:59 2010