I have a 3.5 foot columbian boa with mites. I don't know where they came from, but he has them. I had him in a 55 gallon tank with bed a beast as bedding and I guess that's where they came from. I have since gotten rid of the bed a beast and have been treating my snake with de flea repti relief mite/tick killer that kills mites on contact. I have also ordered some provent o mite to use on the aquarium. I have removed my snake from the cage and am keeping him in a rubber maid container with paper towels as a substrate. I have been following the the directions of the repti relief with a slight moderation. I soaked my snake the day before I started treatment because he was shedding. After he shed, I waited until the next morning to begin treatment. I put the spray on him and let it sit for 20 minutes. Then I rub him down with the spray on him which removes alot of the mites. Then, I wait ten more minutes and rinse him off. Then I soak him for an hour, clean his rubber maid enclosure and put him back in. The repti relief instructions say that you only use the spray in three day intervals. My question is what do I do on the three days that I'm not using the spray?
One idea I got was from my local pet store. I went down there to return a ball python that I had purchased from him and started talking about my boa. Just so happens that he was treating his pet burmese for mites as well. He said that he uses the spray lightly. He said that he rubs his snake down in vegetable oil because it suffocates the mites. He even demonstrated for me on his burm. Is this a safe method? Also, if I am not doing something right or am missing something please let me know. I know that my snake is getting better. At first he would soak for days and wouldn't eat. Right before I posted this message, I successfully fed him a defrosted rat. Please help. All advice is appreciated.

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