I live in CT too and Have the same problem. When I had gnats in the past, I used turkey roasting pans and baked the substrate at 350 for 15 min. It worked great and I didn’t have to throw out substrate. I also use Raid sticks that hang near enclosures. I got them at Walmart. They are...
I live in CT and I would be very honored to help and care for this Russian. I have experience and currently am “owned” by a Chinese box turtle for almost 25 yrs, and a Red foot tortoise in seperate large enclosures of course.