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I hope all of you don't think i'm crazy.But i'm very concerned about it since it's
Hardwickei.I have a Hardwickei that has grain mites.There only on cephalic
plate and on tergite 1 and 2.Thay are a very small mite that needs at least
25 power on my microscope to see them and at 40 power you can see them
really good.But thats not the problem.I set her on dry paper towel and will
usually take care of the mites in a couple of weeks.Now that I her on paper towel
i've been removing her turds with a tweezer from her container.Now hears
where it gets strange.I missed a couple of days of clean up and was removing the turds
and I noticed that some of the turds have a larger of mite type on some of
the turds.Thay look like the usual white mite that everyboby gets from time
to time.When I looked at them under the microscope I could see mites and
mite eggs.Now I looked at the other turds and I could see mites or mite eggs
on all of the turds.Now I waited for a fresh turd and when I found one it had
mite eggs to.So now I checked the turds of some of the other Hardwickei's
and about half of them have mites to.I've have never herd of a internal mite.
If anyone has herd,seen or have any iinfomation that might help.Please make
a post.The only good news is that thay don't seem to be causing any problems
with the Hardwickei.Thay are all eating great and acting normally.But now I know
that thay are there.I can't stop worrying.
PS:The mites are not born alive.There always start with eggs and take a couple
of days to hatch.
Hardwickei.I have a Hardwickei that has grain mites.There only on cephalic
plate and on tergite 1 and 2.Thay are a very small mite that needs at least
25 power on my microscope to see them and at 40 power you can see them
really good.But thats not the problem.I set her on dry paper towel and will
usually take care of the mites in a couple of weeks.Now that I her on paper towel
i've been removing her turds with a tweezer from her container.Now hears
where it gets strange.I missed a couple of days of clean up and was removing the turds
and I noticed that some of the turds have a larger of mite type on some of
the turds.Thay look like the usual white mite that everyboby gets from time
to time.When I looked at them under the microscope I could see mites and
mite eggs.Now I looked at the other turds and I could see mites or mite eggs
on all of the turds.Now I waited for a fresh turd and when I found one it had
mite eggs to.So now I checked the turds of some of the other Hardwickei's
and about half of them have mites to.I've have never herd of a internal mite.
If anyone has herd,seen or have any iinfomation that might help.Please make
a post.The only good news is that thay don't seem to be causing any problems
with the Hardwickei.Thay are all eating great and acting normally.But now I know
that thay are there.I can't stop worrying.
PS:The mites are not born alive.There always start with eggs and take a couple
of days to hatch.
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