little leaf
Avid Member
OMG - ewwwwww
I do not feed super worms very often -( will go weeks w/ out feeding them out to anyone ) I keep them in a small nook in the corner of a room, so I do not look at them when I feed them- well, I fed them this am -then I noticed later that day, the carrots looked "furry" - so I looked closer - AHHHH - there were mites ALL OVER THEM ! the worms do not seem bothered by them - I am ! - but what could these have come from ? there was an old potato that came with them, and I feed them the carrots, and other veg- I kept them in oatmeal - but are these safe to feed? I checked all my other bugs, none have any - I am so grossed out - I put them outside - then I went back and worm by worm ( there are 100's ) took a small paint brush and dusted off each worm, and put it in a new cage - how long does it take for that many to get like that ? there was no smell, or anything to the cage there were in - but YUCK ! I am sure there are still mites in w/ them - should I just throw them away - or can they still be fed out?
I do not feed super worms very often -( will go weeks w/ out feeding them out to anyone ) I keep them in a small nook in the corner of a room, so I do not look at them when I feed them- well, I fed them this am -then I noticed later that day, the carrots looked "furry" - so I looked closer - AHHHH - there were mites ALL OVER THEM ! the worms do not seem bothered by them - I am ! - but what could these have come from ? there was an old potato that came with them, and I feed them the carrots, and other veg- I kept them in oatmeal - but are these safe to feed? I checked all my other bugs, none have any - I am so grossed out - I put them outside - then I went back and worm by worm ( there are 100's ) took a small paint brush and dusted off each worm, and put it in a new cage - how long does it take for that many to get like that ? there was no smell, or anything to the cage there were in - but YUCK ! I am sure there are still mites in w/ them - should I just throw them away - or can they still be fed out?