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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had any input on this. I just noticed little tiny bugs in my redfoot enclosure. They look like little flies, and they're crawling all over the substrate. I am using a mixture of topsoil, sphagnum moss, and cypress mulch for my substrate, and I mist it several times a day, but I keep it clean and remove any uneaten food every day. Has anyone else had something like this, and do you know if its dangerous for my redfoot? Any input would be great. Thanks.

look under springtails on Wikipedia - springtails are collembollans found in leaf litter and other decaying matter on which they feed -
if what you are seeing are springtails they are harmless but... I would change the current substrate and maybe try one mulch at a time to see if the problem alleviates - of course, mulch must be changed frequently anyway -
cypress is usually considered the best choice - I think the topsoil would be especially suspect

thanks! i think i'll just clean out the whole tank, and make sure i change the mulch more often. and i'll check out those bugs on wikipedia too. thank you!