Davidmortiis
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They look like grain mites. Clean the roach colony out throw away any egg cartons etcetera. Wipe down the shelves regularly to get the stragglers.hi everyone, yesterday i was trying to feed my slings and when i opened colony of red runners all over shelves and over container i see microscolipical movements, i'm assuming those are mites? check pictures what should i do to get ride of them? i read to reduce humidity.
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thank you, i own 60 tarantulas i was checking on them and there is nothing, is it save to feed then from that colony?, anything else i can clean that area that they hate to smell or die from?They look like grain mites. Clean the roach colony out throw away any egg cartons etcetera. Wipe down the shelves regularly to get the stragglers.
It's worth just having a look at the roach before feeding your tarantulas as there might be a few mites walking around on it. Just brush them if there are. They don't feed on the roaches so they'll easily come off.thank you, i own 60 tarantulas i was checking on them and there is nothing, is it save to feed then from that colony?, anything else i can clean that area that they hate to smell or die from?
One of the tips I learned in my Acarology courses was to take an insect (assuming it's not too soft-bodied) and placing it into a jar with some cornmeal and then shaking to allow the grains to brush the mites off.It's worth just having a look at the roach before feeding your tarantulas as there might be a few mites walking around on it. Just brush them if there are. They don't feed on the roaches so they'll easily come off.
In addition to this, if you have them, place a small tub of substrate seeded with springtails in with your roach colony. I find it tends to deter mites from setting up shop in my roach colonies.They look like grain mites. Clean the roach colony out throw away any egg cartons etcetera. Wipe down the shelves regularly to get the stragglers.
Yeah, mites are harmless so you don't need to chuck out the feeders.is it save to feed then from that colony?