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WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THE MITES OUT OF MY BOAS EYE LID....I ORDERD SOME MITE SPRAY...IS THER ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THE MITES OUT OF MY BAOS EYE..

THANXS TO ALL THAT RESPOND.........
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Anthony

One thing you can do is soak him now.
Maybe with a spare plastic shoe box with holes around the top or cover...
fill it almost to the top with water, a little warmer than room temp.. here's a little trick.. if you use liquid dish soap in your house, take your finger and just tap the tip to get a tiny smudge on you, much less than a drop, then rub your finger in his water so it gets in there a bit..
what this does, is... if you don't do this and the mites don't move, they have sort of like a microscopicaly thin air layer or bubble around them and the snakes skin and/or between the scales that will allow them to survive the soak. If you do this, it kind of doesn't allow that air layer and drowns them for sure.
It was advise from a reputable source.
The trick is a tiny bit - if you see bubbles you've done too much.
Leave him in there a bit with the cover on - the water will probably cool soon, then change it to fresh water, same temp, no soap, half filled. leave him there a while.
you should be fine until you get the medicine/spray, or until about 3-4 days from now, when the eggs in his cage will hatch (considering the mites did this)
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'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin
Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo

I clean the cage and everything in it with bleach water, and then I dry it out.
I put my Boas in a Rubbermaid tub and sprinkle Sevin dust 5% (NOT THE 10%!) on them. I let it set overnight, then I give my Boas a warm bath to
clean them off. I also put a light dusting of Sevin dust 5% in the cage and leave it in for about 1 or 2 weeks. Then I clean the cage one more time
with bleach water to get all the Sevin dust and DEAD MITES out.
During this two week period I also change the water daily.
This way the reptiles will have fresh, clean water to drink every day.
I know some people say Sevin dust is not safe for your Boas,
but I have had nothing but good luck with this.
I have had boas since 1979, and have not had any bad experiences from this.
I got this information from my veterinarian.
McCarthyBoas.com

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McCarthyBoas.com --------- Thanks & Take Care Everyone

I have used this same method and had wonderful results. I was told by a vet that it would not harm the snake unless you allow it to get into the drinking water and the snake ingest some of it.

I have for ages used a small quantity of seven dust mixed in with the aspen substrate. I mix it in evenly and thoroughly, and let any dust in the air clear completely and wipe any remaining dust off the inside of the cage before putting the water bowls/snakes back in. For the first few days of a complete cage change (this is of course when the seven dust is applied), I change the water more frequently than the normal schedule. Again, it is a fairly small amount. But after starting that regimen, I have not had one single outbreak of mites, nor harm to my snakes. Disclaimer: I cannot verify this method medically/scientifically to be perfectly safe or without effect over a period of MANY years. I know of others who have done this for several years and I myself have for a prolonged period of time with no ill effect. The main rules of this preventive measure used by some of us are always; Clean water at all times, let the air clear in the enclosure after mixing the dust in, do not over saturate. I also do not feed near the beginning of the aspen change and dusting. That one is just a warm and fuzzy for me. Just my two cents. Happy Herping all! "Chuck"

You can get Ivermectin at you local feed store.
You can learn how to by going to http://www.anapsid.org/mites.html