Tiny flying insects in my geniculata's enclosure

[arthurliuyz]

Today when I went to check my genic's enclosure, I found that there are a few teeny tiny flying insects (so tiny that on camera it just looks like tiny black blurry dots) in its enclosure tho it doesn't seem bothered by them. Are they harmful?

P.S. upon closer examination they seem to be phorid flies? (can't say for sure)

 

[BoyFromLA]

Are they harmful?

Nope, but just annoying.

 

[arthurliuyz]

Nope, but just annoying.

Thanks for the help. Are there any insects I should look out for? (I know ants and predatory mites are really dangerous for ts)

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Thanks for the help. Are there any insects I should look out for? (I know ants and predatory mites are really dangerous for ts)

Unless you regularly purchase WC tarantulas then you're extremely unlikely to encounter any of the nasties that people in this hobby like to obsess over (parasitic mites/parasitic nematodes/etc.).

Predatory mites are a non-issue as they prey on other mite species and springtails, ants you want to keep away from your collection though.

 

[arthurliuyz]

Unless you regularly purchase WC tarantulas then you're extremely unlikely to encounter any of the nasties that people in this hobby like to obsess over (parasitic mites/parasitic nematodes/etc.).

Gotcha. Good thing I never buy WC ts.

 

[Smotzer]

Probably fungus gnats

 

[arthurliuyz]

Probably fungus gnats

And those aren't harmful as well?

 

[jhjhj]

For you? Fungus gnats are annoying, but won’t cause you any harm. For the T? Unless there are so many they start using it as a landing platform I don’t think they are likely to hurt them. Heck, given that the larvae will eat fungus and decomposing matter they could even be beneficial.
Correct me if I’m wrong about that though, not entirely sure.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

They're stupid fungus gnats. Can definitely be annoying but not harmful. Kind of funny- but at most pet shops I've been to that have tarantulas in a cabinet/ behind glass doors, there's almost always a few cellar spiders that set up shop in there to freeload off of all the food....the fungus gnats! It must be an endless buffet for them.