Little bugs in poo?

[gtr319]

As I was spot cleaning the tank last night, I found that there are tiny bugs on the poo of my WTF... anyone seen anything like this?

[pez]

http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...-infested.html

This might help

[MikeM670]

A image of the bugs would really help. Did you seed your tank with springtails as this could possibly be what you see. If so then that is a good thing as they are great for helping clean up your viv of unwanted waste. Gently blow on them and see if they jump around.

Mike

[gtr319]

hum... i didn't blow on them, i just flushed it down the toilet... but its disgusting how they are having a party on the poop... i didn't do much thinking since I use sheet moss and I got the soil from the pet store... but as far as I am concern, my WTF isn't infected or anything like that right? Because she has been more active then she used to be... climbing around the tank and all...

and no, I didn't add any springtails in the soil because I didn't know what a springtails is until today

[MikeM670]

Think of it this way. In nature there are animals and bugs that fit every niche of life. In the case your having there are bugs that will feed on the waste of higher level animals. This is nature’s way of cleaning up and also enhancing the soil for future plant growth. So if you have a healthy balance of different bugs in your enclosure then you have a very well balanced vivarium and that is a very good thing. In nature there is just a vast array of living creatures that make up the biosphere where we live. It's only when things get out of balance that things take a turn for the worse. Examples are being overrun with insects, or algae blooms in lakes...ect. Given time nature will restore the balance and things return to normal. If you’re really concerned about it then try and identify what you have seen and go from there.

[gtr319]

@ Mike: Thanks!! I will try to see if there is anymore of this rolling around the tank~