Gnats forming in my cricket bin

[twatts704]

I have noticed that the past few days that when I open my cricket bin there are quite a few gnats and I was wondering how do you get rid of them? What's the easiest method?

 

[twatts704]

They are multiplying by the day and getting.much worse in my room! Help? I have resorted to fly traps lol just the standard unravel sticky fly traps (outside the.cage of course) anyone help me please?

 

[ISA my Veiled]

I have a few but not many at all. I was curious as to how to get rid of it also.

 

[stepho]

Also have a problem with this. *subscribed.

 

[tkilgour]

Likely fungus gnats. Just cover the top layer of dirt with sand. The gnats will not penetrate the sand.

 

[twatts704]

Likely fungus gnats. Just cover the top layer of dirt with sand. The gnats will not penetrate the sand.

They are in my cricket bins and dubia bins. Not my cham cages

 

[ISA my Veiled]

I have a few in my chameleon cage. I am assuming from the ficus...My girlfriend has gnats in her cricket bin though as well.

 

[Trillian]

I get fruit flies in my cricket bin, they are horrible. I get the fungus gnats in my chameleon enclosure. I'd love to know ways to deal with both! Pretty sure my cricket bin issue is just because I don't change out the gutload often enough...

 

[tkilgour]

Oh sorry. I didn't read the post entirely. In this case you need to clean out the bin daily.

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Well first you need to know if theyre actually gnats or fruit flys or what.

I dont ever have any in my cricket bin unless I leave oranges or a wet gutload in for more than 3-4 days.

 

[twatts704]

Well first you need to know if theyre actually gnats or fruit flys or what.

I dont ever have any in my cricket bin unless I leave oranges or a wet gutload in for more than 3-4 days.

I have left bug Burger in there for 4 days. It is still moist I think that's my problem.

 

[SpartyTessy]

If you leave any kind of moist food in there then it will attract fruit flies and gnats and who knows what else. You just need to clean up the moist food and it will get rid of them. Crickets can get very nasty if you do not upkeep their container and it will attract all kinds of nasty.

 

[twatts704]

If you leave any kind of moist food in there then it will attract fruit flies and gnats and who knows what else. You just need to clean up the moist food and it will get rid of them. Crickets can get very nasty if you do not upkeep their container and it will attract all kinds of nasty.

Thanks for the tips everyone! Am cleaning it out ASAP!

 

[twatts704]

Should only take about a month or so to get her to the proper weight! would anyone here be interested in an ambanja x ambilobe cross from these two?!

 

[twatts704]

Oops posted on my wrong thread lol

 

[Swayne8998]

Fungus gnats thrive in moist soil. They get their name because of the fungus/water build up that is created in the soil. If it is in the plant, it is usually early signs of root rot. I learned this with my other umbrella plant.

As said before, they will not breach sand. You may have to just stop the cricket breeding process for a few days (let the soil dry out completely), and change the moist gutload very frequently.

 

[twatts704]

Fungus gnats thrive in moist soil. They get their name because of the fungus/water build up that is created in the soil. If it is in the plant, it is usually early signs of root rot. I learned this with my other umbrella plant.

As said before, they will not breach sand. You may have to just stop the cricket breeding process for a few days (let the soil dry out completely), and change the moist gutload very frequently.

It's in my cricket bin not cham cage. My cricket bin is bare. Came to the realization it was the bug Burger that was causing it.

 

[Swayne8998]

It's in my cricket bin not cham cage. My cricket bin is bare. Came to the realization it was the bug Burger that was causing it.

Ah sorry. I didn't know if you had a cricket laying bin in with them... well glad you found out the solution! And about the plant... that was sort of a half-response to Isa my Veiled.

 

[Ryan8283]

I have that problem every so often with the gnats and fruit flies but I bought some pitcher plants from home depot and they really work I have one in my reptile room and one in my living room just for show cuz there cool looking its a bit unorthodox but seems to work before the plants I used to mix apple cider vinegar with dish soap in a deli cup with big enough for flies but not big enough for crickets and put it in there cage

 

[Trillian]

I have that problem every so often with the gnats and fruit flies but I bought some pitcher plants from home depot and they really work I have one in my reptile room and one in my living room just for show cuz there cool looking its a bit unorthodox but seems to work before the plants I used to mix apple cider vinegar with dish soap in a deli cup with big enough for flies but not big enough for crickets and put it in there cage

Love love LOVE this plan! Carnivorous plants FTW!