About a week or so ago, I realized my juvenile emperor scorpion had mites.
I did an immediate clean up of the tank, soaked it in extremely hot water for about fifteen minutes (also did this with all the decorations), and put in new substrate.
When I looked at my scorpion I couldn't see a single mite. I looked closely, and probably had him under close examination for a good 20 minutes. I looked in the joints and everything, and what I thought was a mite I got rid of with a soft clean paintbrush.
Lately I've been seeing the odd mite here and there, and I've been removing them. But with every day I see even more. They are multiplying quicker than I can get rid of them.
I still haven't seen any on the scorpion, however.
I'm particularly worried because he is getting very big for his exoskeleton, and a lot of his white "flesh" is showing between his joints. He must be ready to moult.
I don't know if he's not because of the mites... and I'm also worried that the mites will cause a problem once he does moult.
I don't think I can have predatory mites shipped here, so unfortunately that isn't an option.
How can I get rid of these things?
-e-
I've only seen then on the one end of the tank closest to the two heaters. I just took out one of his tunnels, and took the full top layer of substrate out of the tank in the half that has the mite infestation. I probably took about 2-3 inches out on the one side. Hopefully this may help a little?
I did an immediate clean up of the tank, soaked it in extremely hot water for about fifteen minutes (also did this with all the decorations), and put in new substrate.
When I looked at my scorpion I couldn't see a single mite. I looked closely, and probably had him under close examination for a good 20 minutes. I looked in the joints and everything, and what I thought was a mite I got rid of with a soft clean paintbrush.
Lately I've been seeing the odd mite here and there, and I've been removing them. But with every day I see even more. They are multiplying quicker than I can get rid of them.
I still haven't seen any on the scorpion, however.
I'm particularly worried because he is getting very big for his exoskeleton, and a lot of his white "flesh" is showing between his joints. He must be ready to moult.
I don't know if he's not because of the mites... and I'm also worried that the mites will cause a problem once he does moult.
I don't think I can have predatory mites shipped here, so unfortunately that isn't an option.
How can I get rid of these things?
-e-
I've only seen then on the one end of the tank closest to the two heaters. I just took out one of his tunnels, and took the full top layer of substrate out of the tank in the half that has the mite infestation. I probably took about 2-3 inches out on the one side. Hopefully this may help a little?
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