Bug eggs??

[ilovemytortoiselarry]

Hello everyone, recently I have found tiny white-ish brown coloured balls in my tortoise’s Grassland and Mazuri mix. I’m not exactly sure if it’s part of the pellet or something else. I’m also really worried that it might be bug eggs.

 

[Michael Pineiro]

What size are the balls? Do you possibly have a picture? I know that some substrates are prone to containing mite eggs, which hatch after a couple of weeks. The mites are generally harmless though, based on my understanding.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Greetings. Just throwing this idea out here for you to ponder. Those eggs might be from weevils that love dried food mixes, flour, cereal & I’m guessing dry tortoise food like Mazuri & Grassland chow.

I store my Maxuri in plastic containers inside our spare refridgerator.

Check out weevils & how to keep them away - https://dontwastethecrumbs.com/flour-bugs/

Good luck.

 

[ilovemytortoiselarry]

What size are the balls? Do you possibly have a picture? I know that some substrates are prone to containing mite eggs, which hatch after a couple of weeks. The mites are generally harmless though, based on my understanding.

I’ll take a picture as soon as I get home, thanks for the reply!

 

[ilovemytortoiselarry]

Greetings. Just throwing this idea out here for you to ponder. Those eggs might be from weevils that love dried food mixes, flour, cereal & I’m guessing dry tortoise food like Mazuri & Grassland chow.

I store my Maxuri in plastic containers inside our spare refridgerator.

Check out weevils & how to keep them away - https://dontwastethecrumbs.com/flour-bugs/

Good luck.

Thanks for the great advice, I’ll check out that website and see if it helps.

 

[ilovemytortoiselarry]

What size are the balls? Do you possibly have a picture? I know that some substrates are prone to containing mite eggs, which hatch after a couple of weeks. The mites are generally harmless though, based on my understanding.

Here is a photo of some are the bigger balls I found

 

[ilovemytortoiselarry]

What size are the balls? Do you possibly have a picture? I know that some substrates are prone to containing mite eggs, which hatch after a couple of weeks. The mites are generally harmless though, based on my understanding.

Oh sorry, I don’t think the picture attached properly. Here’s another one.

 

[ilovemytortoiselarry]

Update - everything is fine guys! I soaked his grassland pellet and turns out those little balls are part of the chow itself! Sorry for the trouble ?

 

[Maggie3fan]

we all love a happy ending

 

[Michael Pineiro]

Update - everything is fine guys! I soaked his grassland pellet and turns out those little balls are part of the chow itself! Sorry for the trouble ?

Oh haha sound good! I was about to say those look really big for bug eggs! Good health to Larry and yourself