If you've owned snakes for any length of time, chances are you've had mites at one time or another or if you haven't you will. My process was this (and it took me the better part of a full day with my collection). I set up two tubs for soaking (one with some dawn dish soap and the other just plain water) and soaked each snake for 15 minutes in each tub. While the snakes soaked I washed all hides and water bowls in hot soapy water. The tub was cleaned with bleach and water. I then sprayed the tub down with PAM and let it dry completely. All racks were also cleaned with bleach and water and sprayed with PAM (snakes were in different room at the time). I say this about PAM (Provent-A-Mite) as I have used it successfully twice during my time owning/breeding Balls. I followed the directions to a T and made sure each and every tub was completely dry before I put the paper towels, hides and water bowls back in. I had no issues with any of my snakes. Everyone is still healthy and doing quite well. I'm not saying anyone whose snake died as a result of using PAM did or did not follow the instructions but from my personal experience, once dry it is no longer a threat to your snakes health.
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