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Its all luck of the draw. Gnat eggs can over winter in bagged soil. I prefer the organic route just in case the cham ingests any.

I’ve had the same problem with gnats. You can always try getting a sundew plant. It’s a carnivorous plant that attracts and eats the gnats. Having lots of plants in the cage also helps keep humidity up and I think it helps keep the bottom of the cage cooler because the foliage blocks the lights...

Thanks for the reply! Do you remember where you got the garden soil and what brand it is? So a week or so ago I noticed this gross white buildup on the river rocks in my potted plants (see attached pictures) since then I have removed the rocks and the top bit of soil and started using filtered...

Do isopods eat the gnats that are in the soil or the fungus?

I was skeptical at first also... But after battling gnats for years I wanted to try something. The indoor potting mix works and I have bought it several times from several different batches with zero gnats. I was nervous about the non organic thing but my plants are so thick the soil cannot be...

You’re so welcome! You can get this stuff pretty cheap on Amazon, or if you have a local nursery, I’d look there first! Walmart has a big bag of earthworm castings for $5 which is a steal! I think I’m going to make a separate post about this to help others out as well, so I’ll include links in...

Ah well there’s my soil! Looks like is miracle grow as well

What soil are you using? I have had HORRIBLE luck with miracle gro in ground organic soil, or any in ground soil for that matter. It is not meant for houseplants (or vivarium plants) and is a cesspool of fungus gnats. What I do is make my own soil. 50% coco coir 25% earthworm castings 25%...

I was shopping for new plants at Lowe's yesterday and asked the "plant lady" what I could buy that would be safe for plants and animals that would kill the gnats and she showed me a can of spray called "Zevo". It states it kills flies and gnats and is safe for the plants and any animals. She...

...be fine; it degrades rapidly. I haven't tried it for this personally, but I'll talk it over with the 'plantmistress' and we may try it. Soil gnats can be a perennial problem—usually drawn by soil that's too wet (inadequate drainage), so you may have to treat periodically. IDT brand of soil...

Yes it's fine, all natural and chams don't have great sense of smell so it's a good home remedy. I recommend covering your soil with pond stones, it will help prevent the adult soil gnats from attacking it. 🍻🍻🍻

I put the ooths in my enclosures to hatch out in the hopes the baby mantids will take care of the soil gnats. Then the chameleons take care of the mantids.

I currently use Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil. I'm thinking the excessive moisture was because of my cheap mister that I bought when I first got my cham. The plants directly under the nozzles definitely got drenched more from the mist. The nozzles also would continue to drip out even after the...

Hi Linda the afids and other pests lay eggs in the soil. So cleaning just the leaves wont stop new hatchings. You must change the top soil too. Also i use screen on top of the soil with edges tucked in the sides instead of rocks. and vacuum what is flying about to get it undercontrol! The...

Yeah I try to use rocks above my soil anyways . But the goal is to have everything so thick like you said 💪🏻

Spring is here and eggs Are layed in top soil. Remove top soil cover with plaxtic wrap for about a week then vacuum up the flying ones so they dont lat new eggs. You can also cover soil with screen and chiffon. Plastic wrap tends to sufficate them. Vacuum everyday to get it under control...

Nothing sticky should ever go inside a chameleon enclosure. I have 4 bioactive enclosures in one room and so unfortunately I also have soil gnats. I use Katchy’s with some good results, but that hasn’t quite been enough. I have sundew plants (drosera capensis) but keep those in the rest of the...

Do you have any soil gnats? Could that be their larvae?

Whoo hoo! My mantis ooths arrived! Soil gnats, your days are numbered!