bugs in enclosure

[tryme]

hi guys

ive noticed little tiny bugs in my pacmans enclosure. some of them seem to be flying as well. they are real small and look silverish in colour.

are they a problem?

substrate is eco earth and i have been spot cleaning so dont see how this could of happened?

[GrifTheGreat]

hi guys

ive noticed little tiny bugs in my pacmans enclosure. some of them seem to be flying as well. they are real small and look silverish in colour.

are they a problem?

substrate is eco earth and i have been spot cleaning so dont see how this could of happened?

Sometimes the Eco Earth in a bag already expanded will have mites, but mites don't fly. Springtauls can jump. They are a mite like creature that cleans fungi and waste from your frogs enclosure. Flying tiny insects would be Knats(a type of Fruit Fly). Does your frog seem to be in distress or stop eating? Is there and odd odor coming from the enclosure? To be safe it would be best to remove all substrate clean the enclosure and replace all substrate with new. Give your Pac a warm De-chlorinated soak while you clean to be sure that if they are attacking your frog that they are drown. Or washed off him/her.

The expandable brick kind of Eco Earth usually doesn't have this problem.

[tryme]

I got the expandable brick type but my pacman was packed into a box with spagnham moss when I got him and I rekon uits came from that as I had a small amount in the enclosure when I first got him

[GrifTheGreat]

I got the expandable brick type but my pacman was packed into a box with spagnham moss when I got him and I rekon uits came from that as I had a small amount in the enclosure when I first got him

That is probably where they cam from. A good cleaning is in order. Hopefully after you change everything and clean they will be gone.

[tryme]

if i dont change the soil will they become a problem?

[GrifTheGreat]

if i dont change the soil will they become a problem?

They can. Its always better to be safe than sorry. It would be best if you rid your. Frogs enclosure of them before it becomes an infestation.

[tryme]

I’ve changed the soil and it seems to have eradicated the problems.

Regards