ID: Bugs in enclosure

[herzhet]

Hello,

While soaking my tortoises, I saw these bugs jumping on the water surface and on their face. Can you guys identify them and if they are ok to be in the enclosure?

 

[Maro2Bear]

They might be “springtails” - a pretty normal bug present in substrtates. The springtails arent harmful to your tortoise.

They help keep your enclosure clean.

Eating behavior​

Specific feeding strategies and mechanisms are employed to match specific niches.[29] Herbivorous and detritivorous species fragment biological material present in soil and leaf litter, supporting decomposition and increasing the availability of nutrients for various species of microbes and fungi.[30] Carnivorous species maintain populations of small invertebrates such as nematodes, rotifers, and other collembolan species.[11][14] Springtails commonly consume fungal hyphae and spores, but also have been found to consume plant material and pollen, animal remains, colloidal materials, minerals and bacteria. (From Wiki)