I bought my first young ball python from PetSmart about 3.5 weeks ago. When I adopted it, it looked quite healthy, has been alert and has eaten once a week for the past three weeks. Last night while handling it I saw what I've read is the bane of many snake owners: mites. Tomorrow (technically later today) I'm going to clean the tank with a 1:10 bleach:water solution and bake the wooden decor in there to kill some of the mites. I also plan on soaking my snake in a betadine bath. I tried my best to wedge some of the mites free from under its scales after I read up on the topic. I was hoping to get Provent A Mite but apparently no pet store around here carries any reptile mite products, at least not that I could find, and I read that Provent A Mite is illegal in NY. What else can I do? I don't want my little one suffering and I certainly don't want them to kill it

Any advice is appreciated.