Hey, my wild cought D.tityus has mite. I see them now and then crawling on his back. I figured theres probably a few hundred mites nesting under his elytria. Im sure some are just hitch hikers but are they harmful to him? And how can I get rid of them? Also does anyone know if the mite problem is why wild ones live shorter lives than captive reared? Im going to try to have an acerologist (mite scientist) take a look at them.
Mites on D. Tityus
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ArachnoBasement
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Locate a culture of Hypoaspis miles. They're a preditory mite that will wipe out all of those bad ones. I use these things on all of my T's, pedes, and scorps. They even get rid of those annoying fungus gnates and stuff like that. I'd only say don't use them if you use springtails.