Morpheus
Arachnopeon
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I have springtails in my scorpion enclosure to keep things clean. It's not a bioactive setup or anything, but because of the humidity I put them in there to prevent mould growth. However, as they have an abundance of things to eat (leftover cricket parts, faeces etc.) and nothing to counter their population, their numbers have exploded, to the point where I'm actually concerned there are too many. I had considered getting isopods (woodlice where I'm from) as I know they eat springtails and can help balance things out a bit, but I'm reluctant to add yet more critters to my enclosure and I've heard they can pose a risk to the scorps. I've seen them crawling all over the scorps, and while I know they do no harm, the scorps do have to continuously kick them off and such, which looks irritating to say the least.
Less importantly, there's also the aesthetic consideration as I have a beautiful enclosure which is now swarming with bugs and quite honestly in those numbers they kinda make my skin crawl!
Any advice on how I should proceed from here?
Thanks!
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Less importantly, there's also the aesthetic consideration as I have a beautiful enclosure which is now swarming with bugs and quite honestly in those numbers they kinda make my skin crawl!
Any advice on how I should proceed from here?
Thanks!
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