They dont jump but scurry quickly. Have six legs and round light and brown but not flat. I thought baby ticks at first but ticks have 8 legs and are flat. I change substrate weekly and they keep coming back.It looks like it might be a tick or a bedbug, but definitely clean the whole enclosure and get new bedding.
He doesnt seem bothered by their presence but I am...Chances are these bugs are hiding out in decor or cracks in the enclosure or even on your tort.
Unless you start afresh and bathe your tort throughly they probably cannot be eradicated.
You can try freezing substrate and decor for 48 hours. I am not sure how you would deal with the actual enclosure? Perhaps a steam cleaner?
If they haven't bitten you by now and you cannot find any on your tort's skin then the chances are that they're sume kind of detrivore that eats waste material rather than something that's going to cause you serious problems.
If six legs then probably a bedbug or a rollypolly type bug but if a bedbug it could be comin from other parts of your hous.They dont jump but scurry quickly. Have six legs and round light and brown but not flat. I thought baby ticks at first but ticks have 8 legs and are flat. I change substrate weekly and they keep coming back.
Your pic is not very sharp but it appears to have a long nose like some type of weevil.
Google tells me there are only three legs per side on weevils.Your pic is not very sharp but it appears to have a long nose like some type of weevil.
They are so small I was thinking a mite or a baby fly without wings.That is why I thought of the Mealworm beetles but I would agree it is some kind of a weevil. Maybe a mite?
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 and after you put the substrate.They are so small I was thinking a mite or a baby fly without wings.
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 and after you put the substrate.
Do you feed any pellets or pre-made chows like mazuri? If it's a type of weevil, it could be in it. To be sure you would need to look in the very bottom of the bag.