I have a female russian that I would like to place your male with but I do live in San Diego so of this is a deal breaker, I wish you luck on the hunt.(FYi; I also have a Leopard and 2 Eastern Mud Turtles that we treat as our kids.)
Yes, those are similar to what I was getting. It might also be an aphid. You can try mite guard by Nature zone and treat the substrate. It might take a couple of times of thorough cleaning to get all of them but if you treat everything (hide logs, decor and substrate) they should be gone in no...
She was probably there but we looked everywhere. Under every bush, everything and nothing. Then one day, there she was like " are you going to pick me up or what?". Have not seen my fiance so happy to have our other "kid" back.
I was getting small bugs in my enclosures which I suspected came from the substrate. I got some anti-mite spray that is safe for reptiles and I sprayed every time I changed the substrate and in between changes. I was able to eliminate them completely. It is important to spray every corner before...
Our russian is picky also and it was my fault but I find if I just place a happy mix, she will eventually eat anything I put in front of her. Sometimes it takes all day but hunger eventually overcomes and she will eat it.
Long story short, Taco got out of her enclosure. She was able to get out out under the fence. She was gone for 15 days and we were worried sick. We posted flyers, and looked everywhere. My fiance went to take our leopard outside on a warm day and there was Taco in our neighbor's yard. I wonder...