Mites under scales...are they dead.

[Kahlua]

Treated my 2 snakes for mites...however there are still some under the scales of my rosy boa & round the eyes of both her & my BP...when I scraped some out (with a q-tip) the ones that I managed to get out were all dead.
So will they just fall out on their own...or should I still be worried. It seems impossible to get them out from around the eyes! Its pretty frustrating. Am hoping they are actually dead...they sure looked like it.

[kylearmbar]

Let them soak in a tub if you have one for awhile, fill it 3/4 there thickness and let them soak for awhile, a lot of the dead mites will fall off. Otherwise they will slowly fall of with time and for sure on the next shed