I would like more information as well. It's surprising that something like this that clearly some people know about wouldn't be more prominently warned about on websites like this...

It's just hard not to beat myself up, I could have called Bryan immediately, and I should have. I should have trusted Nathan's instinct, but I didn't. So my stubbornness cost me our beautiful snake from a great breeder. Sigh. It's rough when you think you are being careful and then you realize you are doing exactly the wrong thing!

Anyway, from now on I wouldn't mind using those predatory mites anyway. It is expensive, and impossible to save for later, but considering I have very few animals I can afford buying a new batch of the mites if there was ever an outbreak again. Basically they are bugs that only eat the other mites, and don't affect the snake. You throw them in with the infected cage, they kill all the mites, and when there are no more bad mites, they start killing themselves/dying of hunger. When there are no more bugs, there are no more mites. I know a few people who can't buy mite spray because of where they live and use these. It's not as practical, but it works in situations like this.