when you have mites will they be in the water dish or will they only be in the water dish if the snake is soaking in the water dish? im not sure i have mites cause ive never seen my snakes soaking in their water dishes. but earlier today i smashed 2 small bugs that didnt make any noise or leave any blood on the paper towel, the other reason why i think i might have mites is cause after i put one of them back she yawned twice about a 1 min apart and i read that mites get in their mouths and vents so i thought that maybe one was making her mouth itch and thats why she yawned 2 times, but when she yawned i didnt see any black dots in her mouth.

do some snakes not soak themselves to try and drown the mites?

is there any other signs that you can tell there are mites besides visibly seeing them and knowing what they look like?