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It's not your eyes. It's my video, which was itself filmed using an iPhone. That's why the quality is so bad.

Definitely no wings.

It's hard to know for sure what they are. Luckily, they don't appear to have spread any further than the water dish. And none of my other enclosures have them. Still, I'll keep a weather eye out for signs of more. Thanks, everyone, for the advice.

Oh, yeah. He's a little glutton. I drop in 2-3 pinhead B. lats every third day and he jumps on them within seconds. Lemme tell ya, it was a huge relief the first time I saw him eat. Like, ok, we're gonna make it through this together. I think I just assumed that slings must be delicate because...

Ya, know, I just came to the same conclusion. I just watched a couple videos on youtube of springtails and they move exactly like what I saw. They seems to congregate in water bowls, from what I'm reading. So, not a threat to Pablo. But I still don't know how they got there...

Where might they have come from? The only things being introduced into the habitat are pinheads... Do I need to throw everything out and start with fresh substrate and moss? Cool.

I was feeding Pablo when I noticed something strange in his water dish. They appear to be teeny tiny white worms floating in the water. They kept drifting towards the center, then jumping (?) outwards, only to drift back in again. I took a video, but it's super crappy. Can't see the worms too...

Those legs! They look like thorns.

@Venom1080 So I've been told. I'm allowing myself a little leeway to panic as a first-time mother :)

@Venom1080 He's a G pulchripes. He's so tiny, still, about 3/4".

@Venom1080 Gotcha. I'll just be happy once I can say with confidence that he is growing. I haven't seen him eat, like seen him chewing with my own eyes, but I have to assume he is because the pinheads are disappearing. I'm so afraid of killing him through sheer incompetence/ineptitude.

He crawled out from under his peat moss to chill under his silk leaves.

This picture was taken right after he arrived.

Are there any folks on here who live in the Portland Metro area or SW Washington? It'd be nice to chat with someone who lives near me about resources, supplies, local breeders, etc

Will do, thanks!

Thanks, I thought so :) I did my research first. Your juvie is gorgeous! Thanks for your help! I gave him a water bowl and will continue to make sure his substrate is a little damp in at least part. I checked on my little guy this morning and he was taking a stroll around his enclosure! :woot:

Alright. Here we go: I've also moved him out of my room and into the garage. It's the only place without AC. We're averaging in the low 80's during the day. If he's got a water bowl, do I need to continue to mist the substrate? Thanks, everyone, for the support! Y'all are great!

If I wanted to raise the temp, what would be the best way to do that? I could lobby the roommates to raise the temp, but likely only by a few degrees (probably to about 72 degrees or so). Is that enough to make a difference? Pablo is currently in my closet, which doesn't have a door, but he's...