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    ugh, mites.

    From looking at wikipedia and google images, I'm not sure if the mites are springtails. The bugs in my enclosure are extremely small, like a grain of salt or smaller.
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    ugh, mites.

    Sorry to revive an old(ish) thread, but does anyone have any pictures of these mites? I happen to have a mite problem myself, very small, hard to see white bugs. I'm worried for Barley & Hops.
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    UV Exposure

    Thanks for the replies guys. Had a nice day today and got him outside in the sun; he loved it. Too bad snow is on the way :/
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    UV Exposure

    Hello, and thanks for the reply :] Yes, it is one of the spiral CFLs :/ What do you recommend in replacement? Oh, and Barley isn't a baby, but I'm not quite sure how old he is. He's about six inches in length and his shell is in fine shape.
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    UV Exposure

    Hello everyone! I'm a new Greek tortoise (Barley) owner and have a question about UV light exposure and heating. Currently I have combo dome lamp (Lamp) with a 75W red, heating? bulb and a 5.0 UVB light bulb. I also have a heating pad (Pad) on the bottom of the tank located directly below...
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