So I know I posted this a while ago, and it ended up being springtails. But I found some new bugs her in her tank and I'm freaking the fuck out. They're too small to even get pictures of. And there's a LOT of them, deep underneath the substrate. Any ideas what it could be? They almost looked like crickets with long antennae, but they were extremely small. Like smaller than a grain of rice and a dark brown sort of color.
#Tiny Bugs in Tank
steel escarp
outer flume
are they sorta round
steel escarp
I had this issue with my pet toad a few years back, but the bugs were a lot smaller and climbed on him. They aren't climbing on Mango though
outer flume
do you use topsoil?
steel escarp
I do, top soil and dirt. Do you think it's something from the top soil?
outer flume
could be soil mites. they aren't harmful 😮
steel escarp
It would make sense considering I just added more to her tank recently and this did not happen previously
steel escarp
could be soil mites. they aren't harmful 😮
Are there any bugs that ARE harmful to them?
Just so I can look those ones up and double check
outer flume
one example of a soil mite :o!
it could also be another natural springtail
in terms of harmful stuff nothing that i know of that could possibly come from like. the soil. besides ig maybe aggressive ants? but
steel escarp
Yeah definitely not ants which is good
steel escarp
it could also be another natural springtail
I looked up dark springtails and saw this. This is sorta what it looked like
outer flume
might just be a native springtail then!
steel escarp
But extremely small and moved very fast/jumped around
steel escarp
Ohhh ok good to know that it probably isn't harmful. Small bugs just trigger me really bad so I am really anxious about it LOL
outer flume
you're good!
steel escarp
Do you know how I could keep it from happening in the future? I know you can bake/freeze the top soil
But idek how I'd do that considering how much substrate her tank needs
outer flume
if you don't want any cuc then yeh you can freeze it
springtails just eat mold and fungus in the tank so 😮
steel escarp
ok I'll do that in the future then, we have a big freezer chest downstairs
steel escarp
springtails just eat mold and fungus in the tank so 😮
Yeah I don't mind seeing a few but how many I saw tonight just upset me really bad ðŸ˜
Do they breed a lot?
outer flume
😠they will breed yeh
steel escarp
o
outer flume
that's sorta their thing lmfao