Regarding the mites for the future:
I am very picky about where I pick up my bedding from if I need more. Mites can hide in or on the bags on shelves if the store has animals with mites on them. I always do a quick check of the animals in a store before I buy any just in case. Since your baby is on paper towels, You should have seen a couple on the paper towels by now for sure.
Sometimes you'll see mites on the live mice and rats. These will be a pale brown, not the dark brown of a reptile mite. These are harmless to snakes but can give people a good nip and itch sometimes.
For the water issue:
You mentioned in another post that she peed in her water bowl. This isn't uncommon. If she hadn't gone in a bit, she may have been in the bowl to stimulate herself to potty.
With the way shedding cycles work, I have the feeling your baby may be starting a shed. Sometimes they'll be a little full of poop or perry because the body is working more on the skin process than the digestive process.
Not sure if it's the case for your baby but ...I notice my younger noodles will start getting antsy when they're ready for a bigger space. This will be things like roaming alot more, pushing on the corners, refusing to stay in hides and things like messing with the water bowl alot more. Two of my most recent would repeatedly tip the water.
And then there's some snakes who just like to flood everything. I've upgraded my babies to heavier bowls to avoid it.
Pictures will give a better idea of what's going on, but unless your noodle has been stewing in dirty water daily, I wouldn't be too concerned yet.
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