I used to have a problem with gnats in my indoor enclosure. Gnats love moist coco coir or moist topsoil (and plants). I've read people here recommend changing or baking substrates to get rid of gnats, however I have like 12 blocks of coco coir in my indoor enclosure and that sounded like a lot of work. I just put up with the gnats for while and got rid of them totally by accident.
I'm not sure this will work for others, but it worked great for me. My enclosure has been gnat free for months:
I used to only have a 160W MVB in the enclosure. When I added an additional UVB tube on the other side of the enclosure for more light for my tort the gnats disappeared after about 4-5 days. It seems that gnats cannot stand bright light, or maybe its the UVB that bothers them?
light setup in my enclosure: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-69233.html
Has anyone else experienced the same thing?
I'm not sure this will work for others, but it worked great for me. My enclosure has been gnat free for months:
I used to only have a 160W MVB in the enclosure. When I added an additional UVB tube on the other side of the enclosure for more light for my tort the gnats disappeared after about 4-5 days. It seems that gnats cannot stand bright light, or maybe its the UVB that bothers them?
light setup in my enclosure: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-69233.html
Has anyone else experienced the same thing?