I agree with clehreptiles about the reptile relief. I once had a problem with eight snakes in eight separate cages. Mites were seen in only three cages, or should I say on three snakes. I bought two bottles of the reptile relief and started work. Each cage was washed with the reptile relief everyday, the floor was vaccuumed everyday (along with a couple of moth balls, then emptied and taken outside), every snake was wiped down with a paper towel that was sprayed with the reptile relief (follow the precautions on the bottle. Since the life cycle of a mite isn't very long, it only took a couple of weeks before I felt better. The mites were gone after about one week. As for the mites on the snakes themselves, the worst part was around the eyes. I just used a Q-tip that was dipped in clean chlorine free water. It was a lot of hard work, however the end result was worth it. It has been over a year, and no mites since except for a rescue that I acquired. I used the same treatment for that one animal in quarantine, and the problem was taken care of in less than two weeks (the pits on pythons allow for more hiding places for the mites). Now all new arrivals get 'cleaned' before going into quarantine.

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