My toad has those tiny little red spider mites crawling all over her. What exactly should I do?
"Look on the wall behind you. Look at that little girl's face. I know you've seen it. But you know what she's never going to be able to see? She's never going to be able to see the simple wonder of a leaf in her hand. Because there's not going to be any trees. Now you think about that."
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If they actually are spider mites, then they're just a plant pest and should be harmless, though you might want to check all your plants closely. By the time people notice spider mites, they've usually wrecked whatever plants they were on.
It's pretty likely they're actually something else, though. With your moss, I'm sure there are a variety of little arthropods crawling around which are no threat, but still will end up on the toads. This tiny species of springtails always make me do a double take. Can you give any more info on them or if they seem to be actually seem to be biting/bothering her? If you have your old tank still, you could always set up a quarantine tank while you try to figure out if they're a threat, if only for peace of mind.
It doesn't seem that she's annoyed at all, but sometimes they crawl on her eyelid, making her close her eye untill it moves.
"Look on the wall behind you. Look at that little girl's face. I know you've seen it. But you know what she's never going to be able to see? She's never going to be able to see the simple wonder of a leaf in her hand. Because there's not going to be any trees. Now you think about that."
R.I.P. Lola
R.I.P. Bandit
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