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mites
- Thread starter Eddy
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Are you sure they are mites and not springtails? If it is a bad infestation of mites you will need clean your enclosure and use fresh substrate..
If they are springtails they are harmless to your T and are beneficial to there enclosure.. Although it's a B. Vagans so it's substrate should be dry as that's what is best for them..
A picture of the enclosure may be of help?
Are you sure they are mites and not springtails? If it is a bad infestation of mites you will need clean your enclosure and use fresh substrate..
If they are springtails they are harmless to your T and are beneficial to there enclosure.. Although it's a B. Vagans so it's substrate should be dry as that's what is best for them..
A picture of the enclosure may be of help?
Are you sure they are mites and not springtails? If it is a bad infestation of mites you will need clean your enclosure and use fresh substrate..
If they are springtails they are harmless to your T and are beneficial to there enclosure.. Although it's a B. Vagans so it's substrate should be dry as that's what is best for them..
A picture of the enclosure may be of help?
I'm not sure what they are. Little white insects normally in the water bowl. They look like they jump about. They must have come from the substrate. This is a photo of the terrarium
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I was told to keep a corner of the enclosure damp as it is a sling
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Sounds like springtails to me... If it were me I would move the water dish to another corner and let the damp corner dry out a bit.. This in itself will cut down on the springtails as they will die off as the substrate drys out.. They are harmless to your T
ok thankyou for you advice it is much appreciatedSounds like springtails to me... If it were me I would move the water dish to another corner and let the damp corner dry out a bit.. This in itself will cut down on the springtails as they will die off as the substrate drys out.. They are harmless to your T
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Most mites are beneficial. No reason to worry about dirt mites until after your T molts. If they're in the water bowl they are probably springtails. Neither are a reason to panic...neither will ever go away. They always will come back but you can control the number as @ilovebrachys mentioned with the moving of the water dish. Personally I would leave them be...they are cleaning your spiders enclosure.
