Quote Originally Posted by ECLARK
An old school remedy for mites used to be covering the snake with mineral oil or olive oil. worked good for killing all the mites, but the poor snake would shed scales for weeks.


I do not recommend trying this on your snake! :eek:
I too found this out the hard way. A vet told me that mineral oil worked as a skin moisturizer for the snake. Poor thing lost scales for weeks and it took at least 2 shed cycles before she looked normal again!