Quote Originally Posted by python35 View Post
I wonder if most snakes don't eat during treatment too?
I imagine it depends on the treatment being used. If you're soaking the snake daily to drown the mites then that could stress the snake out enough to stop eating. If it had a bad reaction to the chemical that could also throw it off food.
In the future you need to avoid that pet store completely; if it has a bad enough mite infestation that eggs are getting laid in the various substrates then you could inadvertently bring a mite home on you even if you don't purchase anything.