White bugs in pygmy enclousure

[CleaTheChameleon]

Hello everyone today i noticed that in my pygmys cage their are these small white microscopic bugs in their cage. Mostly hanging around their poo and when i see the poo i remove it quickly. Does anyone know what this is? I am changing the substrate today because they are in there and thats where they stay... in the soil. I guess im just goign to put some top soil in there now.

 

[eisentrauti]

Springtails probably
http://www.springhalen.dk/white_tropical.JPG

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

i dont get where they came from

 

[Lizardlover]

Hello everyone today i noticed that in my pygmys cage their are these small white microscopic bugs in their cage. Mostly hanging around their poo and when i see the poo i remove it quickly. Does anyone know what this is? I am changing the substrate today because they are in there and thats where they stay... in the soil. I guess im just goign to put some top soil in there now.

a. If they were microscopic youd need a microscope to see them

b. water+soil=mud, stick to bed a beast

Edit, they probably came from the things you bring in from outside.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

a. If they were microscopic youd need a microscope to see them

b. water+soil=mud, stick to bed a beast

Edit, they probably came from the things you bring in from outside.

a.- i meant you see them better with a microscope

b.-thanks i guess i will stick with the bed a beast and just wash it out

 

[Brad Ramsey]

You want them in there.
They are around the poop because they are eating it and helping you keep the enclosure clean.

-Brad

 

[eisentrauti]

They are good for biocomposting, they do nothing. Let them live

 

[ponders]

Most people pay for a culture to add to their soil. They are the clean up crew. Don't clean them out, leave them alone.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Alright i wont thank you guys