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ok when i looked in argos tank just now i saw a huge poop and litle bugs crawling all over it and in the tank.. they were very small and kind of pinkish/white maybe. i know mites are black dots and i dont see any of the bugs on the snakes. i went ahead and took out all of the bedding and hides and stuff. i cant go to the pet store today cause it is too late. should i go ahead and wash out the tank and put them back ini read you can use 10% bleach in 90% wateer to clean with should i do that. we also have roaches running around could it be that? and if so can they hurt the snake?

>>ok when i looked in argos tank just now i saw a huge poop and litle bugs crawling all over it and in the tank.. they were very small and kind of pinkish/white maybe. i know mites are black dots and i dont see any of the bugs on the snakes. i went ahead and took out all of the bedding and hides and stuff. i cant go to the pet store today cause it is too late. should i go ahead and wash out the tank and put them back ini read you can use 10% bleach in 90% wateer to clean with should i do that. we also have roaches running around could it be that? and if so can they hurt the snake?

If it was fresh, then it's possible what you saw were worms that might be infesting the snake. However, if the substrate you are using is something like bark or dirt substrate and you keep the enclosure humid enough, then it was probably springtails or soil mites.
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so what can i do for it? it was not worms it was like a little roah or other bug, it had legs....i have already cleaned out the tank what should i wash it with

the petstore by my house used to have a terrible amount of house flies and they would lay eggs in the not quickly cleaned poop,when unoticed they would hatch into larvae

if its cypress mulch bake it for an hour and a half at 175 deg. turning it half way through the bake out. That will kill EVERYTHING living in or on that mulch (if thats what your using)

its called jungle earth. i dont know if youve heard of it but its like mulch and wood and i dunno what else but i dont think its cypress and ive already taken all oif the old bedding out. i have a brand new never opened bag ready to put in but i dont if should clean the tank first or not and if so then with what

wet it thoroughly and bake it @ 175 for 1.5-2 hours the steam will help kill pests also