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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sdsnybny" data-source="post: 125228" data-attributes="member: 7949">Those are soil mites by the looks of it (very tiny) they perform the same task as springtails and isopods would. They are not a problem unless you see bazillions of them. They will wax and wane with the available food source and moisture. Its very rare to get parasitic mites from hobby bred stock. They come in attached to wild caught occasionally. Parasitic mites are much larger and will attack the joints and mouth areas of the victim.Good YouTube video showing them on a T[MEDIA=youtube]dirscaWKWqU[/MEDIA]Good thread on how to rid your T of parasitic mites should you ever get them.<a href="http://arachnoboards.com/threads/mites-on-slings.288355/" target="_blank">http://arachnoboards.com/threads/mites-on-slings.288355/</a></blockquote>