I read some articles about these predatory mites for reptile collections and this seems to be the best and safest solution for reptile owners! Every article or reptile owner who have used these as a way to get rid of snake mites have said this is the best treatment they have ever used. One of these predator mites eat anywhere from 5-20 snake mites a day.This includes the eggs,larva and adults! These are usually sold for gardens to get rid of springtails and other garden pests but they are harmless to reptiles.
If anyone on the boards has ever used these to control snake mites I would like to hear about it. I would much rather use a safe chemical free solution if I ever run into snake mites in my collection. I have had an unspecified wood lice and spring tails in my reptile cage and these predator mites would eat them to! Here is a webpage that offers these mites for sale!
http://www.biconet.com/biocontrol/hypoaspis.html
