Tracie .. i'm sorry to hear about that. Check here for some good info on how to get rid of the little boogers: http://www.ball-pythons.net/index.ph...ewtopic&t=4722 . I dont know if reptile mites can be caught from mammals tho. I know that mamals cant get reptile mites, but i'm not too sure if any mammal parasites can transfer to a reptile. I would think some are universal, esp internal ones. I dont know for sure though.