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| jamieaisha1 |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 09:42:46
Chowders just finished shedding so the humidity Been high last few days, when I was cleaning out the viv I saw a couple of tiny little white things in one of he's hides, are these mites he belly is mite free and isn't show are signs of having mites or any discomfort |
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| boomslang |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 18:53:39
Np  just clean the parts where you find them again,if they happen to come back. |
| jamieaisha1 |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 17:36:57
Thanks for the help |
| boomslang |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 14:24:09
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Originally posted by jamieaisha1
They look like the wood mites, I'll change out the bark and give it a good clean. Is there any other substrate I can use so I won't get these
They shouldn't breed or spread inside a clean viv.You will only ever get the odd few,hiding in the wooden hide etc.
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I breed livefood and I am plagued by these every now and again. There is one very easy way to kill them, clean everything out
Yep there super easy to get rid of.But they really will spread like hell,if you don't hoover/clean the areas at all. |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 13:51:35
I breed livefood and I am plagued by these every now and again. There is one very easy way to kill them, clean everything out, hoover all surfaces around and keep everything but the water bowl bone dry. You will find any remaining mites will end up all over the water bowl but clean in morning and night and they will soon be gone. They are visually a nuisance but actually they do a good job of cleaning up all the mould and muck in an environment, I try not to kill off them all as it helps keep my livefood clean between cleans. |
| jamieaisha1 |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 07:05:28
They look like the wood mites, I'll change out the bark and give it a good clean. Is there any other substrate I can use so I won't get these |
| boomslang |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 01:25:26
http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/health-issues/10328-white-mite-infestation.html
http://www.bugnation.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=337&t=21002
Mould type mites,Mites that bug keepers get.Or people that use livefood that never clean the tubs out.
http://www.rcreptiles.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/16/what_mite_those_white_bugs_be
Wood mite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZedk4GbLoI&feature=related
And the i've never cleaned my house ever :) ie the dust mite. |
| boomslang |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 01:07:08
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Originally posted by jamieaisha1
Just normal bark
Just to clear things up they are mites.They eat mould,poo,rotten food etc.Love high humidity,and are attracted to warm places.
I don't know how you keep your vivs,So there either wood mites ( which eat wood )or mould mites.Without a pic,i won't beable to tell you.
Would have been in the wood,or in with your substrate.You will get thousands of them with livefood,if you never clean the tubs out.
They are harmless,but can expand if left.You really shouldn't have to much bother with them in your viv.Id soak the wooden hide and clean it well.
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| jamieaisha1 |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 22:50:26
Just normal bark |
| boomslang |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 17:54:24
What type of hide and substrate you using? there harmless and you can get them for many reasons.There more annoying then anything. |
| jamieaisha1 |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 17:11:18
Really small I wouldn't have noticed them if they weren't moving around, yeah in the cool hide and around the water bowl aswel |
| acd1984 |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 15:52:40
ive herd of something like this before, are they in the water too? if so most likely harmless but someone with more knowledge should come around soon :)
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| ajokocha |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 12:25:16
How tiny are these things? Are they like balls? |
