So I found out there is a natural way to get rid of mites. Stratiolaelaps scimitus are the name of the these predatory mites which feed on other mites and stuff. I was reading that they have been used it UK and work great. You can get them here as well but I never knew about it and just found it. I guess you just put them in the snakes enclosure and they will breed and eat reptile mite adults, eggs and juveniles. They breed in the substrate and don't hurt reptiles or anything else and once the reptile mites are gone, the predatory ones just die off as they don't have food anymore. Sounds like a great ultra safe way to eradicate snake mites. Anyone try them yet? I'm pretty OCD about my reptiles so I luckily have never had to deal with snake mites *knock on wood* but nice to know there is a purely safe method that works like little seeker missiles lol.
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