My first mite problem

[Bogertophis]

Thanks for the reply. Right now she is in a make-shift tupperware with paper towel for substrate. I can only fit one hide and the water dish in it, but I guess thats the best for now until I receive the taurrus mites. I put her in a separate room also. Thanks again for the help.

I am still a bit anxious about the whole soap water thing though. I mean mites aside, it wouldnt cause her any long-term damage or anything right? to her eyes or internal organs, because of the few times she put her head completely in the diluted dish soap water?

I can't truly say for sure, as soaps & detergents are not all the same, nor have I ever allowed my snakes to drink soapy water. As I said, I believe the most it would do is cause diarrhea, but for a snake already dehydrated from a mite infestation (that's why snakes die from mites...loss of blood > shock & organ failure, circulatory collapse) it compounds the dehydration, so I'd avoid letting a snake ingest any soapy water. Never put soap in their water bowl & leave them alone to drink it- soaks with soap are only with supervision.

It won't hurt her eyes...they're covered by a clear scale, remember? Their "eye caps" come off with each shed. But the reason you stay right with a snake soaking is to make sure they don't drink it, & because the water is never deeper than the snake's body height (so they aren't having to swim) & you want to make sure the snake stays in contact with the water as much as possible.

FYI, it only takes a drop or 2 at most of soap to drown mites- more than that is wasted. It only takes a tiny amount of soap to cut the surface tension of water, so the mites cannot stay afloat. That's why they drown- you don't need or want a bunch of bubbles in the water. And mild soap like Ivory or Dawn dish soap is preferred.

I've never used taurrus mites nor know of anyone who has, but I hope they work well for you.