Bugs in enclosure

[seadogrun]

My year old redfoot is in a closed enclosure. I notices some small bugs crawling on his shell and this worries me. I don't know what kind of bugs they are. Should I be worried about this or is this normal. If it is bad, how would you get rid of the bugs?

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

What do they look like? Can you post a pic?

 

[seadogrun]

I ended up replacing the substrate and cleaning everything. It seems to have solved the problem, but sorry no pictures now that they are gone.

 

[Maro2Bear]

I bet they will be back. A nice warm, moist enclosure sprinkled with crumbs of tasty food with few other predators is the perfect environment for fruit flies or springtails, etc. it’s best to kind of deal with thst fact, keep your enclosure tidy, food extras picked up, and possibly add natural “carnivores” like pill bugs. BTW, neither fruit flies or springtails will hurt your tort.

Good luck.

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

Those lil pain in the ... gnats

 

[Turtle girl 98]

Those lil pain in the ... gnats

I enjoy reading your comments chubbs the tegu [emoji846] never fail to make me laugh. Even a simple joke like that lol

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

I enjoy reading your comments chubbs the tegu [emoji846] never fail to make me laugh. Even a simple joke like that lol

Wdym? Im always serious ...Serious face

 

[Turtle girl 98]

Wdym? Im always serious ...Serious face

If you say so lol

 

[Blackdog1714]

Hay bee nice pill bugs are the bomb! I barely have to do any maintenance to my outdoor enclosure with my cleanup army

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Pillbugs, earthworms, and earwigs are all good for reducing the population of springtails and similar nuisances.