TINY BUGS IN LEO ENCLOSURE

[Kaylabmo]

HELP!!!!I found millions of these tiny bugs (that are so small they look like specks of dirt in photos but I swear they crawl) all over my Leos enclosure today while changing the substrate and I have no clue what they are or how to get rid of them. I have currently got all his hides, rocks, driftwood, water bowl etc in a separate container they all have these little things all over them and i thought I was rid of them until i realised they actually burrowed in the wood of my geckos enclosure and I am actually panicking I have nowhere else to put him so I have him in there with nothing but water, paper towels on the floor and 3 makeshift hides but obviously I can’t have him in that for more than like a couple hours so I need help asap!! ( I have inspected my leos scales, eyes, mouth etc and have found absolutely nothing unusual on him and he is three years old )

 

[acpart]

I have no idea what they are and you don't have any substances that usually attract certain types of tiny white bugs: dirt-like substrate often brings silver tails (which are fine to have) and grain usually brings grain mites. If you're feeding your gecko something that is bedded in grain, like mealworms or crickets, they could be grain mites. Check your feeders and see if the grain they're in is "heaving". If you have plants nearby, they could be aphids. I doubt it's the kind of mites that infest a gecko since that's nearly unheard of with leopard geckos. Here's a possible solution (which I've used with grain mites): move your gecko to a temporary enclosure (it will be very short term). soak a washcloth in hot water, squeeze it out and rub it over the whole infested area. Remove any furniture and wash it in really hot water. That should kill off most of the creatures.

Aliza

 

[Yvonne G]

These are more than likely spring tails. They are detrivores, that is, they scavenge around in the substrate looking to clean up the 'junk'. They are not harmful to your gecko.

 

[Kaylabmo]

I have no idea what they are and you don't have any substances that usually attract certain types of tiny white bugs: dirt-like substrate often brings silver tails (which are fine to have) and grain usually brings grain mites. If you're feeding your gecko something that is bedded in grain, like mealworms or crickets, they could be grain mites. Check your feeders and see if the grain they're in is "heaving". If you have plants nearby, they could be aphids. I doubt it's the kind of mites that infest a gecko since that's nearly unheard of with leopard geckos. Here's a possible solution (which I've used with grain mites): move your gecko to a temporary enclosure (it will be very short term). soak a washcloth in hot water, squeeze it out and rub it over the whole infested area. Remove any furniture and wash it in really hot water. That should kill off most of the creatures.

Aliza

I soaked the tank in hot water but because the tank is made of a kind of wood some managed to hide. My gecko is showing absolutely no signs of anything bad but I’m still worried because I have no clue what they are. They could be grain mites because I feed foods that are in grain but it dosent say on the box if the grain is “heaving” they are usually around where he poops area and on his poop but they are not white like springtails and I have never seen them jump so I really don’t know.