Mites

[Bkamz]

I'm having a mite problem and I noticed a couple were stuck in the heat pits. I soaked my BP and put a tiny drop of mineral oil into the infected pits. I'm pretty sure they're dead but how do I remove them? They're stuck and my BP is exceptionally twitchy and won't really let me near his nose. Any ideas?

[JodanOrNoDan]

The only thing I can think of that wont do more damage than good is to attempt to wipe its head with a little toilet paper. There are so many threads on here about how to get rid of mites. Why would you do this?

[Bogertophis]

If they're dead, they should come out with your snake's next shed anyway. I wouldn't mess with them, just make sure the mites overall are dead & gone.

[bcr229]

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...te-infestation post #2 for how to effectively eradicate mites.

[Bkamz]

I did this so you could ask questions...