Mites in Hisser tank?

Margot J

Arachnosquire
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Feb 15, 2019
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Little white things crawling around, if they are mites how would I go about clearing them out?
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Thank you!
 

Domestic goose1

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Feb 26, 2020
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They may be mould mites, I’m not sure if there are ways of killing them without harming the roaches. You might have to separate all the roaches and replace substrate in The tank
 

Hisserdude

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Sounds like grain mites, if you keep your hissers pretty humid, I'd let the enclosure dry out more, and reduce the amount of food offered, especially grain based foods, excess, rotting food is the leading cause of grain mite infestations, as that's their favorite food, (especially old grain based foods).

Try to only offer as much food as the hissers will eat in 2-3 days, and remove and replace uneaten food that often.
 
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