So this has to do more with "reptile husbandry" than strictly bps, but..
My large female blood went blue last week so I had gotten her out for a couple of soaks. While getting her out for her second one on Weds I noticed that one eye looked sunken in, and the next thing I know there are mites floating in her bin. In 10 or so years of having reptiles I've only seen mites once (years ago at a store in NY) so I was pretty surprised. I'm dealing with it now but I'm trying to figure out where they came from. The particular snake that is infested has been in my possession since 2009 and has not come in contact with any snakes other than those in my collection. My two most recent acquisitions were 4/11 and 5/11. The snake I got in Apr is currently with the rest of my collection and was CBB from a local person. I have personally seen his collection and am 100% positive that he has clean, healthy animals. The May snake is a BM import, but it is still in quarantine, appears very healthy, and has no signs of mites whatsoever. I have obviously treated all (except the infested snake, she is still in shed) of my snakes and cages (with the Nix solution) but the only enclosure I found any mites in is the original female's. I did not find any mites on any other animals or in any other cages. I have heard of others getting mites on their clothes and bringing them home that way. I only have one friend that has reptiles, who's house I have not been to in probably 6 months, and I have not been to a reptile show since mid May. I did not handle or buy anything at the show. I have been to one pet store in the past several months, two days before I found the infestation, and I did not touch or buy anything while there. So..I began thinking about my feeders, which I've been buying from the same person for a few years now without issue (also they're frozen so I'm assuming that this is not an option). I got new batch of frozen feeders on Memorial Day, which where frozen for several days before I used any. Also, the person I was getting them from (my one friend with snakes) met up with me so I would not have to drive as far..I hopped out of my car, he handed me a box, and off I went. Any ideas? I would really love to be able to figure out what happened to I can keep it from happening again.