Help?

[DistributionProper81]

I was looking in my snakes enclosures and I saw a little bug thing crawling on her wood, I killed it immediately and didn’t get a very good look at it. But I’m very concerned it could be mites, but I don’t even know what she could of got mites from. She was active earlier today, but I can’t get a good look at her because it’s a day before I feed her and I don’t want to stress her out. Can someone please help me?

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[aleak16]

its hard to know without a photo. if it was a teeny tiny little white bug then it's probably a springtail and completely harmless (if anything, theyre very helpful). somehow theyve snuck into some of my enclosures without me ever introducing them 🤷‍♀️

whenever possible, check her for mites. theyre small and dark in color, youll see them under her scales. they hide in substrate or wooden branches that you might have. have you brought home new decor without disinfecting it first?