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<blockquote data-quote="Sabeth" data-source="post: 14776" data-attributes="member: 545"><p>They could be mites. Sometimes you will find them floating in the water dish because they are seeking water. You can find out for sure if you have mites by checking in the middle of the night. Don't turn any big lights on...use a flashlight and shine it into the tank and look closely. If you see tiny specks crawling on the walls, substrate, décor, etc., you probably have mites. If this is the case, you should give your tank a thorough cleaning.</p><p> </p><p>Take the T out, get rid of all the substrate. Wash the tank with warm soapy water and rinse well. You should also wash the décor. Add fresh substrate and redo your set-up. Finally put the tarantula back in. In about a week do another mite check and see if the problem is resolved. It's a good idea to do mite checks about once a month.</p><p> </p><p>If a mite infestation is left unchecked, they could hurt your T. Mites can be prevented by keeping your T's substrate dry (only the babies and the swamp-dwellers require wet sub) and by regularly cleaning up food remains, old, dirty webbing, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sabeth, post: 14776, member: 545"] They could be mites. Sometimes you will find them floating in the water dish because they are seeking water. You can find out for sure if you have mites by checking in the middle of the night. Don't turn any big lights on...use a flashlight and shine it into the tank and look closely. If you see tiny specks crawling on the walls, substrate, décor, etc., you probably have mites. If this is the case, you should give your tank a thorough cleaning. Take the T out, get rid of all the substrate. Wash the tank with warm soapy water and rinse well. You should also wash the décor. Add fresh substrate and redo your set-up. Finally put the tarantula back in. In about a week do another mite check and see if the problem is resolved. It's a good idea to do mite checks about once a month. If a mite infestation is left unchecked, they could hurt your T. Mites can be prevented by keeping your T's substrate dry (only the babies and the swamp-dwellers require wet sub) and by regularly cleaning up food remains, old, dirty webbing, etc. [/QUOTE]
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