Help! Mites

[Ditto]

There's a lot of info online about using diatomaceous earth to kill all kinds of bugs- it apparently dries them out so they "dehydrate to death"...you'd want to
make sure your snake (or you) doesn't breathe it in, but it could probably be dabbed (via Q tip) on the mites adhering around your snake's eyes...it's said to
kill fairly soon after contact...it must make contact, & while it's irritating to eyes, they aren't thinking about snake's eyes which are covered & protected. I would
think it would be fairly safe on the snake's body (much like what Natural Chemistry does?). I dunno, any other thoughts on this stuff? As I said, I'm just throwing
a suggestion (another possible solution) out there.

A sample from Wiki:
"How long does it take for diatomaceous earth to kill fleas? Well research shows that once the fleas come into contact with the powder, they usually die about 4 hourslater. However, I recommend leaving it for 12 hours before vacuuming up all the powder (and any dead fleas) to ensure they die."

I actually know someone who uses diatomaceous earth for a whole range of things & seems to know a lot about it, I'll ask her & do some research on my own, it never occurred to me to use it for this sort of thing