I recently got mites from a breeder as well. I refuse to go back to him.
After a month of soaks and home remedies, I finally got PAM. It worked instantly. I never saw a mite again after the day I treated the tub.(which I waited to dry for an hour....I was a little afraid to use the PAM at first. I didn't want to risk killing my snake)
And I did put my water bowl back in when the snake went back in.
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