I currently have two types, I believe, one a red microscopic mite and a slightly larger black mite. I came home today to find a single snake absolutely infested. The two snakes above this one in the rack were soaking, however all of the snakes below the infected one showed no signs (soaking) or traces (visible mites) coming off of them. The other snakes above the two soakers above the infected snake also show no signs or traces.
My questions are, and I will be treating everyone with the appropriate spray:
1. I've seen some crawling on the rack, which is made of 2 x 4's and melamine. I was planning on spraying this down too. Will that be enough? Should I spray it down repeatedly?
2. I know I have to treat everyone, and I've started this process. Everyone is being dumped from aspen to paper towels and I'll be doing multiple treatments for the next foreseeable stretch. How many, at what time frame?
3. If one snake is so much worse (it was astounding, to me, just how many were on her. I literally was mistaken for a moment thinking she just had a bad shed), then obviously it has to be the carrier/epicenter right?
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