wow, they really walk that far?

would a line of PAM, renewed every week, be a barrier? it should kill all mites that try to cross it.

sure, a different room or different floor or different building would be nice, but what if a person is for whatever reason limited to one snake room?

also, if you touch a snake under QT only with your hands, wearing latex gloves, and dont let your clothes touch anything, i wonder how they could travel on your clothes. i mean, they cannot fly and cannot jump. and even if you get a snake with mites, if you start treatment immediately, i wonder how many mites would be alive and well enough for a successful journey to another reptile, especially with a line of PAM cutting the room in half.

im not saying its optimal, but i think there are ways to do QT relatively successful when limited to one room.