I think my snailies have mites

[lisajane8482]

Before i order some hyposis mites i wanted to double check that they are what i think they are.

They're about 1mm long, some white, some brown in colour quite quick moving and crawling all over the sides of my tank.

Are they what I think they are?

**EDIT**
They remind me a bit of little spiders, although they're so small i could say how many legs they have.

Now i can't stop scratching. Eugh.

[lippy]

Yeah, that happened to me and I got itchy, make sure non of them got on you! (I discovered some bites and rashes) Anyhow, it sounds like mites, go order some hyposis!

[Rachel]

I think i've found the way to remove mites, put a couple of radishes in the tank, and no other food, wait till ur snails eat them and leave for 1 or 2 more days, then remove, do this for a couple of weeks, i no longer had mites! mite seem to like going on radishes for some reason, dunno why, also marigolds help to repel them. if u wanna give the snails other food take them out the tank for a while and give them it outside it. also bathe your snails at least 4 times a day.
and give the tank a thorough clean and wipe round three times a day.