Soak the animal in a tub, such as a sterilite or rubbermaid, for somewhere around a half hour or so. During that time, the animal will drink the water, etc....after this is all done and over with, remove the snake. Refill the tub, and add a drop of Dawn dish soap to the mix. Swoosh it around gently to mix it, but to where it doesn't bubble. Add the snake, and let it soak for another half hour, to an hour. While that is going on, clean the cage thoroughly. Use water cut with around 5% bleach, and scrub the cage very well. Afterwards, treat the cage with Black Knight 2, or PAM. Set up the cage very basic. Use a basic hide, a basic water bowl, and simple bedding. I prefer white paper towels for this. This allows you to spot out any mites left, and gives them less places to breed, and lay eggs. After the cage is set up, remove the snake, and place it in the cage. Repeat this every few weeks, until you notice the mite problem is gone. After that, do it a couple more times, to ensure they are.


Some people will recommend rubbing vegetable oil on the snake, to suffocate any remaining mites. Although it will, and does work; I have had every snake I've used it on have very, very bad sheds afterwards. Retained eye caps, patchy area's, and small, shriveled scales. To me its not worth the bother, and more of a hassle than its worth.