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Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 998 Location: South Florida
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject: Wood lice!!!
I have tons of white mite looking things I've been told are wood lice. How can I get rid of them? If this continues I will no longer be using mulch! So What can I do to get rid of them? What can I do to prevent them? What can I do...... HELP!!! _________________ John Light
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A lot of bags of mulch come with little insects in it - my last load came with a stack of peat flies and ants that are getting all over the place To get rid of existing ones, remove all traces of mulch, take out any remaining lice and replace with fresh stuff. Perhaps you could air out new mulch, leaving it exposed to the air to let the bugs out - or maybe soak the mulch in hot water to kill them off? You might want to change supplier if youre getting frequent loads of woodlice. Sadly though I think these things are usually inevitable/
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 613 Location: The Netherlands
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:46 am Post subject:
one word: microwave oven
Or 2 words: microwave oven or oven
The little buggers can't survive that, but it will smell like wet wood in your kitchen for some hours.
Just stick it in for 5 mins (oven at 212 F) _________________ 1.0.0 T.rufescens
0.1.0 T.merianae
1.0.0 Testudo horsfieldii
1.0.0 Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
0.0.1 Ceratophrys ornata
0.0.1 Geocholone elegans
0.0.1 Python regius
2.0.0 Mustela Putorius Furo
0.1.0 Bouvier des flandres
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 998 Location: South Florida
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:30 am Post subject:
I spoke with Bennett and everything is fine. They don't hurt the tegus. I can't stick the mulch in the oven! That would take hours! I have 40lbs + Per Vision LOL. Anyways....If this ends up creating a problem I may get rid of the mulch all together or figure out some way to get rid of them. For now I'm going to just see where this goes. _________________ John Light
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Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 998 Location: South Florida
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject:
Still annoying LOL! I was on the phone complaining and Bennett wouldn't stop laughing. He told me I didn't want to hear what he had to say! GGGRRRR....pointless critters! _________________ John Light
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Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 998 Location: South Florida
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:26 pm Post subject:
Honestly they have really seemed to disappear. I see them now and then but for the most part I guess they were just checking out their new home. I thought about it and I'd rather not have my tegus burrowing in mulch with a bunch of chemicals in it. I guess I'll just leave them till a problem arises. Thanks for the info though! _________________ John Light
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Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 998 Location: South Florida
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:29 pm Post subject:
LOL insects have grown on me and I do like a few especially ones I have no knowledge about. I've wanted to get a few trantulas for awhile now but the ones I want are like $30 for tiny babies and that to me seems like a ton of money for a spider lol. Anyways...I haven't seen any lately...wonder where they went? _________________ John Light
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$30 is pretty reasonable for some species of Tarantulas. If and when you decide to take the plunge into arachnids feel free to ask my daughter some questions. She keeps 18 Tarantulas, I believe 10 different species. Some of them cost over $100.
Personally, I dislike spiders but will handle a nice calm Rosehair or Flame Leg for educational presentations. The ornamentals scare the heck out of me because they are aggressive, extremely fast, and quite venomous. I do have to admit that they are beautiful and interesting to watch tho. _________________ Mid Michigan Reptile Rescue and Rehabilitation
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Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 998 Location: South Florida
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:34 am Post subject:
jiffypop wrote:
$30 is pretty reasonable for some species of Tarantulas. If and when you decide to take the plunge into arachnids feel free to ask my daughter some questions. She keeps 18 Tarantulas, I believe 10 different species. Some of them cost over $100.
Personally, I dislike spiders but will handle a nice calm Rosehair or Flame Leg for educational presentations. The ornamentals scare the heck out of me because they are aggressive, extremely fast, and quite venomous. I do have to admit that they are beautiful and interesting to watch tho.
I think you adopted out my blue male . Then again that's probably a good thing as you have a no breeding rule. Anyways I like the larger ones that are pretty popular and common in the trade. The Red knee, Chaco, and Giant white knee are my top 3. The ornamentals are amazing and I'd be to tempted to handle them. I forgot where but there is a lady that does infact handle hers, she has had it from a baby! _________________ John Light
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Nah, I still have the Blue Tegu. Can't decide whether to keep him or not. And we do make occasional exceptions to our no-breeding clause, depending on the animal in question. I'll try to get some new pics of the Tegu in question. _________________ Mid Michigan Reptile Rescue and Rehabilitation
www.michiganreptilerescue.org
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 998 Location: South Florida
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:56 pm Post subject:
I see! Well I have 2 beautiful girls (one I think is platinum) and no males for them! If infact he was shipped to me I'd have to let you in on babies if you'd like (maybe an albino "wink wink"). Anyways...keep me updated! Seems like females are everywhere and males are hard to find....very odd! I'd LOVE to see some pics!!! _________________ John Light
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To get rid of existing ones, remove all traces of mulch, take out any remaining lice and replace with fresh stuff. Perhaps you could air out new mulch, leaving it exposed to the air to let the bugs out - or maybe soak the mulch in hot water to kill them off? You might want to change supplier if youre getting frequent loads of woodlice. Sadly though I think these things are usually inevitable/ 
. Then again that's probably a good thing as you have a no breeding rule. Anyways I like the larger ones that are pretty popular and common in the trade. The Red knee, Chaco, and Giant white knee are my top 3. The ornamentals are amazing and I'd be to tempted to handle them. I forgot where but there is a lady that does infact handle hers, she has had it from a baby!