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Hi, sorry if this has been asked too many times, but I'm just too paranoid about this to be satisfied by a search.
A few weeks ago I noticed these tiny, white, elongated organisms floating in clumps in my B. albiceps's water dish. I suspected that they were springtails, but to be safe I separated her from my other pets (none of which have them), cleaned her water dish, allowed her enclosure to dry, and decreased the available water for a while. I didn't notice any more, until just now. Last time I filled her dish it overflowed a bit (the first time in weeks) and tonight I noticed that they were back. Here's a pic. Sorry for the poor quality - this was taken with a cell phone, and the water dish's texture kind of makes it hard to see the organisms, but at least it's something. They're the grayish clumps floating in the center of the dish:
To reiterate, they are REALLY tiny. I have to lean in and stare at them for a while in order to see that they're moving. They seem to only thrive in the water dish. I haven't seen them anywhere else in the enclosure, and they're not on my T. So are these springtails? Thanks!
A few weeks ago I noticed these tiny, white, elongated organisms floating in clumps in my B. albiceps's water dish. I suspected that they were springtails, but to be safe I separated her from my other pets (none of which have them), cleaned her water dish, allowed her enclosure to dry, and decreased the available water for a while. I didn't notice any more, until just now. Last time I filled her dish it overflowed a bit (the first time in weeks) and tonight I noticed that they were back. Here's a pic. Sorry for the poor quality - this was taken with a cell phone, and the water dish's texture kind of makes it hard to see the organisms, but at least it's something. They're the grayish clumps floating in the center of the dish:
To reiterate, they are REALLY tiny. I have to lean in and stare at them for a while in order to see that they're moving. They seem to only thrive in the water dish. I haven't seen them anywhere else in the enclosure, and they're not on my T. So are these springtails? Thanks!
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