You are right in thinking that hi humidity helps mites survive, but only when it is not on a host. Give your snake a bowl to soak in, and treat the mites after the shed. There is a lot of info on treating mites on line. The NO-Pest strip method does work, but you have to use care. You could end up poisoning your snake.



Here are some links for you on the subject of mites.



http://www.vpi.com/9VPITipsAndTechs/thewaragainstsnakemites/Mites-KnowTheEnemy.htm



http://www.animalhospitals-usa.com/reptiles/snake_diseases_parasitic.html



http://coloherp.org/cb-news/Vol-28/cbn-0101/SnakeMites.html



http://www.geocities.com/thearkfiles/mites2.html



http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/mitetick.htm#eradicating



http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?dept_id=0&siteid=8&acatid=382&aid=814



http://www.anapsid.org/mites.html

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• mites/ sheddind - kkierstead, Fri May 27 11:26:01 2005
• RE: mites/ sheddind - Thomas, Fri May 27 11:43:32 2005
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• RE: mites/ sheddind - Thomas, Fri May 27 13:37:24 2005
• RE: mites/ sheddind - kkierstead, Fri May 27 13:41:49 2005
• RE: mites/ sheddind - Thomas, Fri May 27 14:06:58 2005
• RE: mites/ sheddind - kkierstead, Fri May 27 14:18:08 2005
• Remember the eggs - Mark Banczak, Fri May 27 21:26:42 2005
• RE: mites/ sheddind - Elaphefan, Fri May 27 16:32:40 2005
• Sevin dust 5% 7 bucks a can.Will not harm snakes.long. - Gargoyle420, Fri May 27 21:39:16 2005
• RE: Sevin dust 5% 7 bucks a can.Will not harm snakes.long. - Chondubrid, Sat May 28 01:31:45 2005
• Provent a Mite... - Terry Cox, Sat May 28 08:35:00 2005
• Lice-bedding spray: - Oxyrhopus, Sat May 28 18:10:12 2005
• RE: Lice-bedding spray: - YEAH - Doug89, Sun May 29 01:35:43 2005
• RE: Lice-bedding spray: - YEAH - kkierstead, Sun May 29 09:53:03 2005
• RE: Provent a Mite... - Terry Cox, Mon May 30 11:21:07 2005
• Thanks Bob!!!....... n/p - Dove_3, Tue May 31 18:26:07 2005