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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: tiny white bugs in substrate
oh good god no...please let these not be a problem...
i noticed today my tegus substrate is crawling with tiny white bugs that jump, i think they are springtails. I use cypress mulch that I got from a reputable reptile dealer so I thought it would be clean. They seem to just stay in moist areas of the substrate I have not seen them on the tegu.
Are they harmful? Do I have to get rid of them? If they are bad then I'm just going to stop using mulch. I would have to spend an enormous amount of money to buy enough of the "clean" pet store brands, and sterlizing mulch in my oven is just not an option.
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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject:
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That come along with your substrate every once in a while - I don't believe that type is going to do any harm to your Tegu...
