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How does mites get introduce in a terrarium? My setup is isolated to most foreign pest.

I think they are mites. I saw several really really really small bugs crawling around.

What is the recommended mite control for reptiles?
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If they are not crawling on the lizards, they are probably harmless.

The mites that infest lizards are typically black or orange/red and tend to be found in the dorsal fold along their side.

Sometimes crickets that have just hatched look like little tiny whitish mites.
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11.14 L. getula californiae (Cal. King)
2.3 L. getula nigrita (MBK)
1.0 L. getula floridana (Brooksi)
1.1 Pantherophis guttatus guttatus (Corn)
0.1 Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Pacific gopher)
0.1 Heterodon nasicus nasicus (W Hognose)
4.2.14 Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - (Cal. Alligator Lizard)

I just bought Mite-Off. I do think it is mite because they are black.
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Try not to use the chemicals on the housing for the babies or the babies - unless the infestation gets to them.
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11.14 L. getula californiae (Cal. King)
2.3 L. getula nigrita (MBK)
1.0 L. getula floridana (Brooksi)
1.1 Pantherophis guttatus guttatus (Corn)
0.1 Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Pacific gopher)
0.1 Heterodon nasicus nasicus (W Hognose)
4.2.14 Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - (Cal. Alligator Lizard)

Thanks, will keep that in mind.
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that's what I thought when I first saw the baby crickets... i thought they were mites.
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Four Alligator Lizards