What kind of snake was it you recently got from your friend? Examine closely, put all on paper towels, you will be able to see them. Give clean water bowls and examine the bowls daily, if the snakes are soaking, they probably have mites. I usually spray the entire cage, let it sit for an hour, rinse well and reset. I know mites can travel in substrate, it is really hard to see them in wood, and bark chips. I would house the snakes (all of them) in small tupperwares for a week on paper towels and nuke the cages. If it is sunny out, put the cages in direct sunlight, that will fry them. You will need to retreat the snakes a week later to catch any eggs that hatched. the second go around will get them all. be very careful with the product you use, Provent a Mite (PAM) is specifically for reptiles and I haven't had any problems with using it, the other products may not have specific instructions for reptiles. Plus, you can spray it on a washrag or paper towel and let the snake crawl through it, being careful not to get it on its face. I had them once about seven years ago and have never been re-infected, knock on paper towels, lol. You really got to watch it with lots of cage furniture and deep natural type substrate. I would use it, but when you clean the cages, be prepared to thoroughly clean more often, washing with diluted bleach or warm soapy water is great, but sun kills all nasties eventually, I leave the tanks out all day. Good luck and sorry for your loss, at least you are on top of it now.
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Todd Hughes

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