Ok I have had my baby boy for a week and fed him for the first time today.
I got him a pinkey rat because they did not have hopper (is this ok?)
So I got home put the rat on top of his cage so he could get a whiff of dinner I took a shower and went right for the tong to feed him
I put it down in there with him and i dropped it.
the little pinkey makes a bline for my snakes hide and was trying to burrow under Snuggles ( BTW my baby boy is named Snuggles)
I retrieved the rat with the tongs and held him up so Snuggles could hit him.
I was holding him there and my phone rings and so my wife answered it i turned around to look at her and I felt the tongs slip!
That sneaky little Snugglerz took him when my back was turned
so i watch from a distance so as not to upset him
after he eats and starts moving around again i put his furniture back in and I changed his water.

Here is the bad news...
I saw two black specks in his water. I think that it might be mites.
From my hours of scouring BP.net and 8ballpythons.com I believe he has mites. So i guess it is time to get him plastic hides line it with newspaper and a plain metal water bowl so i can treat with PAM.

Does anyone have advice on what I should do besides that????