Can you help me identify this? And is it harmful?

[Mookachu]

Hello,

I am a fairly new chameleon owner and I've had Hunter for about a year now. I just bought him a brand new live ficus tree about 3-4 months ago and recently I started noticing these weird centipede/millipede like bugs crawling around the the soil. They usually come out at night and I've noticed that they only eat dead crickets/fallen leaves.

Can anyone help me ID this bug / advise on what I should do?
any help would be greatly appreciated!



Thank You!

 

[Carlton]

Hello,

I am a fairly new chameleon owner and I've had Hunter for about a year now. I just bought him a brand new live ficus tree about 3-4 months ago and recently I started noticing these weird centipede/millipede like bugs crawling around the the soil. They usually come out at night and I've noticed that they only eat dead crickets/fallen leaves.

Can anyone help me ID this bug / advise on what I should do?
any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Thank You!

I'm no bug expert but they do look like a small species of centipede. I think most centipedes have a toxic bite so I'd probably change out the potting soil to get rid of any remaining eggs and larvae just to be safe.

 

[ChamDE86]

When dealing with live plants, it is recommended that you re-pot and rinse the leaves of any pesticides or bugs that may be lingering around. It is safer for your cham and decreases your odds of an infestation. Although, I find it difficult to rid of them completely. I always see a few, but nothing too crazy

 

[dlegare]

Kill it ! ! !

 

[dlegare]

If it were in an aquarium I would say it was a Fire worm.

Its definitely nothing I would want my Cham to get ahold of. Or visa versa.