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Now I'm not sure if this works. But when I was young my grandmother used to treat mites on the birds and animals
with Mineral Oil. Don't know if it can be used with reptiles.

If anyone knows if this works or not, or if it's unsafe, please
respond.

Thanks
Shane

I've heard reports of scale damage from mineral oil that was just left to sit on snakes. If you use it, just use it to kill the mites on the snake then wash it off really well. Then before you put the snake back, scrub the cage out like it was a biohazard site. I successfully treated mites in a single snake using a similar method (I used MiteRX). If you have multiple snakes, using this method gets to be an uphill battle. Using a permethrin spray (Provent-a-Mite, Black Knight, Rid) is probably your best course in this instance.
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