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I know that Millipedes have mites that live on them. However today when I took out Sylvia I noticed that in addition to the her normal mites she had what looked like "eggs" all over her- especially down by her legs and around her "bum". They are basically little brown hard dots and there are ALOT of them. They are stuck onto her fairly well. I am so grossed out by them that I gently scrapped some off with my finger nail and a toothbrush. I left some..cause I know mites are good- but this many if they all hatch..she will be downright infested.
So are they mite eggs? Is it because I keep her enclosure too damp perhaps?
She is kept in a 10 gallon tank with about 5 inches of peatmoss substrate that she spends most of her time burrowed in. Once a week I dump some new water in there to keep it damp and mixt the soil around. I mist the top lightly every second day or so.
I have some wood in there for her to climb on/hide under- I am waiting on spring to come around so I can get some oak wood and leaves.
Any suggestions/ideas on what I should do, if anything are greatly welcome.
In the mean time I am going to shower....I feel like I have the little buggers crawling on me now!
So are they mite eggs? Is it because I keep her enclosure too damp perhaps?
She is kept in a 10 gallon tank with about 5 inches of peatmoss substrate that she spends most of her time burrowed in. Once a week I dump some new water in there to keep it damp and mixt the soil around. I mist the top lightly every second day or so.
I have some wood in there for her to climb on/hide under- I am waiting on spring to come around so I can get some oak wood and leaves.
Any suggestions/ideas on what I should do, if anything are greatly welcome.
In the mean time I am going to shower....I feel like I have the little buggers crawling on me now!