Ew What can they be?

[LizMarie]

Just now I was feeding my little girl some supers. I took three of them in a cup with vitamins and poured them into a dish. I decided to sit down and watch her eat them when I saw these two little bugs running from right behind the water dish. I have no idea what they are and they are as big as a speck of dust, I wouldn't have noticed if they would have stayed still.

Obviously I'm going to be cleaning out the tank with bleach tomorrow and the decorations as well. But should I be worried about her health? And what could they be?

 

[T&KBrouse]

Sounds like mites to me. (Possibly)
Were they dark brown or black colored?

 

[LizMarie]

Sounds like mites to me. (Possibly)
Were they dark brown or black colored?

They looked black but then again they were as big as a period at the end of a sentence. <~ Just like that so if it was a dark brown I wouldn't have really noticed especially not having my glasses on. I tried searching for them again to see if I can capture some type of picture but I didn't see anything just small specks of coconut fiber from her humid hide

 

[thestack510]

Sounds like mites to me. (Possibly)

+1

 

[T&KBrouse]

Definitely sounds like mites. Just clean everything out really well. I know how to get rid of mites with snakes, but I'm not sure of the safest method with geckos. Hopefully someone else will chime in.

Good luck, LizMarie.