Frontline spray for mites

[Bogertophis]

Your rats (live, I assume?) probably had mites- but are you sure they're snake mites? Are they ON the snake? Snake mites are different from rodent mites.

I've never used Frontline for snakes, & never would (there are safer alternatives), but some have & do. Here's a long previous post explaining most options:

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...=1#post2708936

Personally, I'd go for some soaks w/ a drop of mild soap, to drown as many mites as possible, then use Natural Chemistry. Stronger chemicals like Frontline, & PAM (Provent-A-Mite) can have side effects, even fatal ones, if your snake is sensitive or you aren't careful about directions.

Mites can hide or leave eggs in all sorts of substrates & natural materials (wood) used as furnishings- so all that stuff should be discarded, far from where the snake is kept & a.s.a.p. And don't think you're rid of snake mites until you're well-past a month of being mite-free- they're famous for making a next-generation reappearance.