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Mites?

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Posted by: NyMyDi at Mon Jul 28 11:37:06 2014  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by NyMyDi ]  
   

Hi All-

I have a Rainbow Boa in a 20 gallon tank with cypress mulch as substrate. I purchased the mulch at a snake show and made sure it was the best I could get for snakes. I was told this is the ideal substrate for rainbow boas since I am able to keep it very moist. I've had the substrate in for a few months and i'm not noticing super tiny bugs taking over the tank. The bugs are a whitish/silver color. While they are not on my snake- they do occasionally migrate to his water dish. You can see them hopping and crawling on the surface of the water. I do have a large bark log in the cage- that i also bought from a snake show...could the bugs be coming from there?

Basically, I'm wondering if anyone experiences these critters in their cypress and if they are harmful or just to let them be. Any advice would be most helpful.

Thanks in advance

Katie and "Diego"

   

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>> Next Message:  RE: Mites? - RevC2010, Mon Jul 28 12:27:29 2014

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