I got him to eat by leaving him alone with the thawed mouse, it was gone literally ten minutes later, so that did the trick. Temperature I've managed to maintain at around 86 on the warmest side and around 82 on the colder side. Most of what I've read suggests that they don't need a hot spot quite as hot as ball pythons and boa constrictors do so hopefully that's correct. Humidity is at 60%, i can always bring it way up with a spray bottle when hes shedding to avoid stuck sheds. As for the aspen he may have eaten, i'll probably switch to paper towels eventually i just really wanted him to be able to burrow so he can feel more secure. He definitely has mites I've seen several, unfortunately I'm not really able to quarantine him since i can't maintain the right temps in the rest of my house and also nowhere else is safe from my daughter. Hes on the other end of the room though and i wash my hands before going from one snake to the other. I only have three snakes total so i think i'll treat all three to be on the safe side. My wife picked up a product called reptile spray from the local pet store. It says it kills mites on reptiles and it's from a company called natural chemistry. Does anyone know if this stuff will work?