MITES IN RHYSIDA LONGIPES TANK WITH HER EGGS

[Scolopendra Kendrick]

So I recently purchased a r. longipes (African long tail) at an expo and she turned out to have laid eggs in her temporary home. This is why I bought her. But upon further investigation it's filled with mites and even baby crickets. I want to re house her but I'm worried she'll get freaked and I could lose the eggs. What to do.... help.

 

[Salvador]

Disturbing her is too risky. I'd try and trap the pests out. Get a small container on the surface that the mites and crickets can enter (make a small hole, for example) and put some foodstuff in it. Banana would be a good choice. Then keep lifting them out as they go in and get their fill. Mainly thinking of that one for the crickets to be honest, you could just leave food on the sub floor and the mites will crowd it and engorge themselves, easy pickings.