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I have soil in the bottom of Omar's enclosure. I really like the look of a planted cage BUT I am having MAJOR problems with fungus gnats even with adequate drainage. So I am going to redo the bottom again with a biological control, more sand in the soil, landscape cloth and then put the river...

The flying insects are also called fungus gnats. They are very annoying but not dangerous. I tore apart Omar's cage a few months ago and replaced a lot of soil with a soil/sand mixture to improve drainage, covered that with landscape cloth, then two or three inches of play sand, then river...

Fungus gnats.. I control these simply by letting my plants dry out as much as possible between waterings, that is, without causing the plants to wilt. There are a few other methods, most of which are not chameleon safe. However, letting your plants dry a little more should do the trick...

For fungus gnat control do you think this would be safe or sticky traps or something? http://www.amazon.com/Bonide-Product-951-Systemic-Control/dp/B000BX1HKI/ref=sr_1_2?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1338152404&sr=1-2

they are most likely fungus gnats. They breed out of control in the right conditions (very humid, wet areas with organic matter).

really? that happens? pretty cool. i rather have gnats eatting my fungi than rampant fuzz. the idea of spores always concerns me with their propensity toward upper respiratory infection.

I was gonna say, having babies any time soon? LOL. If we ever breed our Xanth's, I'm considering gnats as one option. Just as long as it's a controlled environment. WE have a 18"x12"x18" screen cage that I'd intend to breed some gnats in there, then when throw the babies in there to feast on...

Hey all, So today I found a couple of gnats in both of my panther's cage. I researched on this forum and found some remedies, you could call it. I just wanted to ask you guys who have had problems regarding gnats, the most effective and safest solution? I know there are a couple but what has...

Depends on the "gnat". If I had to establish a rule of thumb, I'd say the chances of the chameleon actually hitting a gnat with their tongue is slim, but if they did, I'd say no issues. They're so small and probably similar to fruit flies in makeup, but it depends on what the gnat was feeding...

Hello. I am in Alabama as well and I have a persistent problem with gnats in both my crickets and superworms. I've been informed they are either Phorid flies or something called Fungus gnats. They are attracted to the damp and to decay of dead insects. Nearly impossible to control. Where in...

I don't mind at all :) Blount County. I am about 30 miles north of birmingham. I do not own a chameleon yet, hope to soon. :) How long have you had the gnat problems? I am really worried now, because I think it would be a good idea to get these evil little things under control before I bring an...

They are just a part of having crickets, superworms, mealworms etc. I have done 1 thing to try and control them. I purchased window sheer to cover my ventilation holes on my insect bins. It is such a fine mesh, that the gnats cannot get through it. You just have to have very large...

They are most likely NOT ff's. They are fungas gnats. From the soil in your plants. There are some threads on the forum about getting rid of them. Unless they are really getting out of control they wont hurt the cham or you. I had them in the past but for some reason mine eventually just went...

What are your temperatures that you keep your crickets? 85-90F is optimal for steady growth. But like Laurie mentioned, if your buying them in lots of 1000, they will out grow what size your chameleon will need. Just buy in less quantity. You can also reduce the crickets temperatures to slow...

deja vu, the gnat edition These gnat posts begin to sound alike after a while. Here's my contribution: There is a natural bacteria that has beeen found to control gnats; it is a form of the widely used _Bacillus thuringensis_, and it is very specific to the gnat, unlike the nematode. This...

gnats, drat I hate gnats. Fortunately, they don't harm, people, lizards, or for the most part, the plants. They are annoying, but fighting them may not be worth the costs of the effort. You can use a biological control, as Dodolah pointed out in the excellent post above. In addition to the...

outside No, put them outside the enclosure, but close, standing in sunlight. They are very effective at gnat control when they are healthy. They will only be healthy if they are in strong light. P.S. there is a _Drosera_ native to Madagascar. I have never grown it.

Do a search on this site with the words "fungus gnat" lots of good ideas for control have been discussed in threads here before

Out of curiosity, how did the sand never work for you? In my experience using it won't allow the gnats to get past the sand and into the soil to breed, and if they did they never made it back up. I did however see an occasional gnat fly around check out the soil and then fly away when it...

treat them to some Imidocloprid There was a very good thread recently on just this topic. A search would have found it, but Here You Go. I deal with this problem everyday in my work, and I have to say that none of the suggestions above have ever worked for me. Gnats will breed in any soil...