Help! Mites

[Bogertophis]

I remember buying these tiny little Rubbermaid containers. Drilling holes in the lid. Putting one in each cage, removing the water. Letting it stay in there x amount of time. Returning the fresh water and repeating. It worked great. It was so long ago, I promised myself never again, lmao. Been lucky or careful, but thank God ever since.

Same here...Shell No-Pest Strips, not sure they're still on the market, & definitely contains a nasty pesticide that could harm if not used sparingly. Just a piece (.5-1")
that I suspended in a "welded wire cage" (so the snake couldn't touch it) in their cage, with airflow mostly restricted except for 2 places, one over UTH (out-flow, warm
air rises) & one other side (cool air going into cage). As I recall, first treatment about 12 hours, a follow-up (maybe a week later, I can't recall now) for 8 to 10 hours.
Mites gone, never to return, & snakes apparently* unharmed. *I say "apparently" because most such chemical exposure to us or animals probably raises cancer risks
that won't be seen for years. People who over-used this product or who didn't follow directions for sure harmed some, just as is the case with PAM & other methods.

I wonder if anyone has ever tried to kill mites with diatomaceous earth??? It supposedly kills fleas pretty fast & it's probably much safer.
(would probably need to re-treat for eggs that hatch later) Ditto, you might look into this??? It is sold in home improvement and health
food stores...some ppl consume it, it has several uses...I am by no means an expert on the stuff, but if I had mites, I'd be looking for the
LEAST toxic way to rid my snake of them. And it should be available locally, much faster. Just a thought...