@brassmanreptiles suggested to me a handheld fabric steam cleaner. AMAZING! Not only did it disinfect my snake room, but I have also used it to deep clean hard to reach areas around my house 
I also bought a subscription for predatory mites for my five bioactive enclosures. Predatory Mites Link
Make sure to keep on top of your regimen (with whatever method you use) so that you kill mites at every stage of development.
I inoculate all my naturalistic cages with predatory mites and I feel they make a huge difference
I 100% agree with you if used correctly!! P.a.m. is always my go to for enclosures! The issue is @mjs-exotics cant get any p.a.m. in the U.K. unfortunately. Hopefully the alternate types in the U.K. are comparable in strength and safety.
Haha! A worthwhile investment!
I had mites once and i did ivermectin shots and soaks with dawn dish soap. I also took tweezers to my snakes and picked off the dead mites post treatment. Once a snake was treated it was out of the house, into a separate place with a tub enclosure with all new equipment. New tub, paper towel, sandwich container hides/water bowls and the like, thankfully i had a hoard of supplies in my garage, heat mats, thermostats, precut bowl hides… Once all of the animals are cleaned, treated, and removed from the affected area, i would go ham bam baloney sandwich on the reptile room.
Diatomaceous Earth is your friend. Use it to stop the mites from leaving the room by making a generous line across the doorway. You can use it to prevent mites from either entering or leaving a just treated rack system. It acts therefore like a barrier. Very abrasive, very skin drying stuff. Be careful when you use it, use gloves and a respirator. I would use other methods mentioned here as well. And then it is just time. I waited a full mite life cycle post treatment to put them back.
I got them once a couple years back and used Ivermectin to get rid of them. 1.0 ML to 1 liter of water in a spray bottle. You have to remove their water before treatment because you don’t want the snake to ingest it. I treated my collection for 2 weeks spraying every 3-4 days. It won’t kill the eggs but kills the adults so you have to treat for at least two weeks. I know some people aren’t fans of it but if you’re careful it works great and kills mites instantly. You can usually buy Ivermectin where they sell livestock feed or equipment.
Yes Ivermectin is an alternative and has been around for years. If used correctly it can be effective for sure. Snakes can be treated with ivermectin injections as well but should only be administered by a reptile vet.
You can also deliver ivermectin orally. But again, only have a vet do it because the line between effective dose and lethal dose is VERY thin and it is way too easy to accidentally poison your animal. And because of how easy it is to kill your animal with an oral dose, I advocate against using ivermectin as a spray because your animals can, and probably will, drink the spray off their body
Yes absolutely! I have never really thought of spraying the animal, just the enclosure and contents. Using ivermectin on livestock is one thing but using it on and in reptiles is totally different………
Would you need to wipe off decorations as well? Fake plants, hide, wood, etc?
This thread is a bit old so if you are having issues I would definitely make a new thread to possibly get more answers if needed…
But the quick answer for this is anything porous will need to be sterilized or thrown out. Personally I would just toss it because the risk of having the infestation last longer is too much for me. Eggs or mites will hide anywhere they can squeeze into. Lol l