hlester22 said:Like I said, I don't know about torts, but it works on snakes so I can only assume it would work for them too. I would be very careful and make sure to rinse it all off very well.
How long has he been doing this with the snake?
hlester22 said:Like I said, I don't know about torts, but it works on snakes so I can only assume it would work for them too. I would be very careful and make sure to rinse it all off very well.
wellington said:FYI for the future. Coir can be found much cheaper on the Internet. Many different places. Just have to surf the net for the cheapest. Good luck to you and your torts, bad luck to your bugs
Sounds like you have a plan
Kvoigt said:wellington said:FYI for the future. Coir can be found much cheaper on the Internet. Many different places. Just have to surf the net for the cheapest. Good luck to you and your torts, bad luck to your bugs
Sounds like you have a plan
everything ive found if its cheap the shipping is not..... im going to try with the peat moss again this time im going to pour boiling water over it all (just incase). wich will also take freaking for ever LOL i need to borrow some pots and pans lol
StudentoftheReptile said:Kvoigt said:wellington said:FYI for the future. Coir can be found much cheaper on the Internet. Many different places. Just have to surf the net for the cheapest. Good luck to you and your torts, bad luck to your bugs
Sounds like you have a plan
everything ive found if its cheap the shipping is not..... im going to try with the peat moss again this time im going to pour boiling water over it all (just incase). wich will also take freaking for ever LOL i need to borrow some pots and pans lol
Hey..I think the one I get for $25 and free shipping is a better deal...the bricks they give me are huge and even bigger than the ones they sell in the store or individually wrapped. They sent me a big box and 3 HUGE bricks and then 2 smaller ones but even the smaller ones were way bigger than the ones in the store. =)
I got mine on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003DQPS5U/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Of course, I bought something else to get the free shipping, but it was still cheaper than just buying the single bricks at the pet store.
EricIvins said:What you're seeing are Springtails and other tiny Insects that are all part of a bio-active substrate........These are perfectly normal and natural, and help break down waste so your substrate doesn't sour.......So get rid of them and make your life harder, or keep them and make things easier on yourself.......Think of a biological filter......
I have never seen a Mite on a Tortoise, only Ticks........There is no need to boil, bake, or otherwise treat a substrate......Putting something combustable in an oven doesn't make any sense to begin with......
MORTYtheTORTY said:StudentoftheReptile said:Kvoigt said:wellington said:FYI for the future. Coir can be found much cheaper on the Internet. Many different places. Just have to surf the net for the cheapest. Good luck to you and your torts, bad luck to your bugs
Sounds like you have a plan
everything ive found if its cheap the shipping is not..... im going to try with the peat moss again this time im going to pour boiling water over it all (just incase). wich will also take freaking for ever LOL i need to borrow some pots and pans lol
Hey..I think the one I get for $25 and free shipping is a better deal...the bricks they give me are huge and even bigger than the ones they sell in the store or individually wrapped. They sent me a big box and 3 HUGE bricks and then 2 smaller ones but even the smaller ones were way bigger than the ones in the store. =)
I got mine on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003DQPS5U/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Of course, I bought something else to get the free shipping, but it was still cheaper than just buying the single bricks at the pet store.
EricIvins said:What you're seeing are Springtails and other tiny Insects that are all part of a bio-active substrate........These are perfectly normal and natural, and help break down waste so your substrate doesn't sour.......So get rid of them and make your life harder, or keep them and make things easier on yourself.......Think of a biological filter......
I have never seen a Mite on a Tortoise, only Ticks........There is no need to boil, bake, or otherwise treat a substrate......Putting something combustable in an oven doesn't make any sense to begin with......
Do you have a pic of the insects you are talking about so he knows if they are the same type he's talking about? or NM we can just google images. I know every reptile I've had in the past has had what he's mentioned but IDK if they are called mites and he doesn't know either so it's just a guess they are mites cuz they probably look like em but smaller. I just looked at the images on google and that's def not what I've seen on my reptiles in the past and I don't think that's what's on his either...We have tiny spider mites that attack our plants and they travel through the air, IDK how the ones he's mentioned travel but I've seen them in my green anoles in the past and on birds.
MORTYtheTORTY said:well then I'm glad I won't have to deal with little pests like that! Those little mites are hard to get rid of without antibiotics or some sort of over the counter product specifically made for them but DAWN has worked many wonders for numerous occasions but I hope that it's ok to use on torts =/ Someone mentioned it was for snakes so I hope it's ok for torts.