Hissing cockroach mites

[Beggottenson]

hello all I’m a first time roach owner and I’ve noticed mites white mites in my hissers, there a good amount of them, are these the commensalism mites? Or are they worse? And can they travel to my tarantulas? You can see them on the head

 

[Galapoheros]

Yeah those are probably "good" mites to have. Generally, fast moving brown mites are good or OK to have, it's the slow moving white/cream colored ones that are often the pest in the hobby.

 

[DLongs]

From my understanding there symbiotic mites that keep the roaches free of mold or fungus. It freaked me out the first time I saw them too!

 

[mantisfan101]

Yeah those are probably "good" mites to have. Generally, fast moving brown mites are good or OK to have, it's the slow moving white/cream colored ones that are often the pest in the hobby.

The mites are actually really helpful since they eat all the excess waste which is the main cause of allergic reactions with these guys. Also if you plan on getting them to breed I’d raise the humditt a little bit if I were you, the substrate looks dry. I had a female kept in the typical egg crate style box given to me and I swt her up in a small container with moist coco fiber and a heat mat. I have 20 babie roaches and they all just went through their first molt.

 

[Beggottenson]

The mites are actually really helpful since they eat all the excess waste which is the main cause of allergic reactions with these guys. Also if you plan on getting them to breed I’d raise the humditt a little bit if I were you, the substrate looks dry. I had a female kept in the typical egg crate style box given to me and I swt her up in a small container with moist coco fiber and a heat mat. I have 20 babie roaches and they all just went through their first molt.

Awesome thanks!! I’ll raise the humidity, do you think a large kritter keeper is good enough?

 

[Beggottenson]

The mites are actually really helpful since they eat all the excess waste which is the main cause of allergic reactions with these guys. Also if you plan on getting them to breed I’d raise the humditt a little bit if I were you, the substrate looks dry. I had a female kept in the typical egg crate style box given to me and I swt her up in a small container with moist coco fiber and a heat mat. I have 20 babie roaches and they all just went through their first molt.

They climb pretty frequently I don’t know if this is bad