I need help with a mite infestation to a point where they seem to have gotten out of the tub. How did it get that bad? I have no idea. I recently went on vacation for three weeks and before leaving I made sure all the snake enclosures were cleaned and snakes were fed. When I came home one of the cages was a disaster. I need help on how to control the situation. Right now I have been soaking the snakes in warm water to drown any mites that may be on them. This seems to be killing what mites are on the snakes. I also cleaned the tubs with bleach. If some of these mites got outside of the cage then how do I control the infestation. Here is some other questions besides how to get rid of them: Do they bite other reptiles (I also have a tegu), and also I herd they walk in a straight line and will keep walking till the fall off a ledge, but they can climb walls? I herd numerous people say so soak your snake with dish soap in the water, nut then I read that this method is ineffective? Out of the 13 years of keeping reptiles, I never had a mite infestation until now.