Quote Originally Posted by meowmeowkazoo View Post
Maybe I'm just super tired (I am), but it doesn't seem like the mites could have come from BHB. The mites must have come from Patrick's home or from yours.

What I've read of snake mites says that eggs hatch between 24-50 hours after being laid.

So either both you and Patrick completely overlooked the fact that your snakes had mites when they arrived from BHB, or the mites are from a different source entirely.
I've heard that mite eggs can lay dormant until it finds a sufficient host?? So maybe it could have been carried from BHB?