I doubt they have snake mites since blue tongues are not snakes and most mites are species specific. However, the same treatment used for getting rid of snake mites will work with blue tongues. Spray down the cages with Provent a Mite, use just paper towels for substrate, repeat treatment again in about a month and keep repeating it every month till no sign of mites exist. Two treatments will do the trick unless the infestation is very bad.

You can also carefully soak your blue tongues to drown most of the mites on it, just make sure the water is shadow enough your skink can rest on the bottom without his head submerged. A 5-10 minute soak should be fine.

I also suggest keeping each skink separate in their own cage. They are not very social and can easily injure eachother if housed together.

I don't remember if skinks have to be cooled or need to brumate to breed successfully, but that information can be found at:

bluetongueskinks.net/blue.htm
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