Quote Originally Posted by Steve'O
I have been reading about mites. Does anyone know if Balls can get mites from your yard? I live in Kansas. Anyone know if snake mites live in the grass of residential yards?

I believe they can, but mites are specific to their hosts. So there would need to be a reptile community living in your yard in order for your snake to be exposed to reptile mites. However, I've never heard of this happening from people allowing their snakes to roam in their yard so I don't think there's much of a risk.