ring of white puffiness around eyes, and there are tiny small white bugs! :(

[redshepherd]

I know I have told this story several times here, but Ragnarok completely eradicated a mite infestation my himself. They do this in nature without human intervention. All I did was provide a fresh bowl of water every day that he could completely submerge himself in, and I cleaned the tank out every day. Within a couple weeks, he eradicated all the mites AND all the eggs. They never came back, and that was 2 years ago. I didn't use any chemicals at all except for a bowl of dihydrogen monoxide. Good old DROWNING. It worked.

That's nice, but Jack hasn't soaked himself once in his water bowl yet, and he is small enough to fit into it like a pond. So it seems that not all snakes instinctively soak when they have mites, even if that were to work.

I also noticed young mites crawling outside the tub, so they don't just stay in the tub. I think it is safest to use PAM to really get rid of all of them.

"They do this in nature without human intervention." This is why animals in nature have short lifespans and die from various diseases and parasites... Treating and giving our animals the best care in captivity is what keeps them alive.

Take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Honestly I think I might actually throw it out LOL.