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Mites... the scourge of snake keepers!!!! They make my blood boil just thinking of 'em. Anyway, there are treatments that claim to kill both the adult mite and the eggs, but many treatments don't. It is recommended that one treats their snakes and then re-treats them 10 days to two weeks later. This kills the adults, lets the eggs hatch, and then kills the juveniles before they reach sexual maturity.

I've used "Sevin" dust very effectively, but as Kitkat correctly mentioned in a previous post, that it's an organophosphate that acts on the same neural pathways that all living organisms share. The only difference between us, the snake, and the dead mites is the dose, relative to our body size. If you decide to use "Sevin dust," available from Wal Mart, don't leave your snake in it for more than 45 minutes to an hour. I read a book that recommended leaving them in it for 24 hours, but I started seeing signs of neural impairment after about 1 hour and 15 minutes. My snakes made full recoveries, but it was only because I was monitoring them. Please write for more advise if you decide to use Sevin dust, and keep it away from children and pregnant women.