Mine had a case of mites I still don't understand. I had had my little girl for 4 months and there was never a sign of mites. She has never been around other snakes, I only have one, then I came home one day to her soaking in the water bowl and I saw the little brown specks in the water. I ordered PAM online but did not want to wait for it to be shippede so then I went to the local pet store and found a mite killing spray there. I used it and they went away immediately so now I have the PAM in reserve. I just have no idea how she got them in the first place.