aoikirin Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I have noticed these little creatures on pieces of carrot in some of my enclosures. They seem wingless and I took pictures but this site doesn't accept them. What do they look like and how can I get rid of them? Are they dangerous for my roaches? They are pets for me and I don't want any preventable harm to come to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoikirin Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 5/26/2018 at 11:11 PM, aoikirin said: I have noticed these little creatures on pieces of carrot in some of my enclosures. They seem wingless and I took pictures but this site doesn't accept them. What do they look like and how can I get rid of them? Are they dangerous for my roaches? They are pets for me and I don't want any preventable harm to come to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoikirin Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nhyh7i8MhRyfQu-kGe0XoAqCVfyjXkLk/view?usp=drivesdk Are these harmful ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta132 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Grain mites look like very tiny, pale spiders. You can get rid of them by keeping the enclosure drier, and by providing less to no grain-based food for them to feed on. They can annoy your roaches in large numbers, and are known to cause skin irritation sometimes in humans, but in small numbers are harmless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoikirin Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Can you see the picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta132 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 No, evidently I'd need to message you for permission. Do they look like tiny, pale spiders? If not, they're not grain mites. These are grain mites: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoikirin Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 No. Mine are grey and hang out on carrot Could you look at the pic again and see if you can see it please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyMintMocha Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 I can see the pic but it's a bit blurry and I'm not too knowledgeable about pests or identifying them, but maybe springtails? If they are springtails then they could actually be beneficial, since they just eat waste and leftovers, keeping your substrate clean. The ones I have in my millipede enclosure look smaller and whiter, but I think there are lots of kinds of springtails. I would wait to hear a more experienced person's opinion though, this is just my amateur guess, I'm curious as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta132 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 I can see the pic now. Those are springtails, I'd say. They're harmless. You want 'em around, they keep things clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoikirin Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 It's funny I tried buying white springtails from Bugsincyberspace but they always died off lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta132 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 If you can't keep springs alive, it's probably either too dry or too sterile for them, or both. Best to keep a master culture of them in ideal conditions (a container of charcoal with yeast sprinkled in and at least an inch of water) and sprinkle them into the enclosure until they establish. That way, if they die off, you have more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 5/1/2019 at 9:30 PM, aoikirin said: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nhyh7i8MhRyfQu-kGe0XoAqCVfyjXkLk/view?usp=drivesdk Are these harmful ? Definitely springtails, not harmful at all and actually quite beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelifemotif Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 5/2/2019 at 5:30 AM, aoikirin said: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nhyh7i8MhRyfQu-kGe0XoAqCVfyjXkLk/view?usp=drivesdk Are these harmful ? Actually these kind of grey springtails also tend to inhabit my terrariums and my eclosures on their own, they came from outside I guess and now they are in the ground in large numbers sometimes, but they are defenitely not harmful and they help eating away even the smallest piece of leftovers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp kharel Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 On 5/27/2018 at 11:56 AM, aoikirin said: I found this creture in kitchen racks .. probably produced from rotten cashew... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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