Possible Blue Tongue Mites

[Tirilia]

Hey all,

My bluey just shed and I was picking up the skin from around his enclosure, I found 3 tiny tiny tiny (less than 1/2 mil) reddish orange colored things crawling around.

Are these mites? I thought mites were black...

If they are mites, what do I need to do to get rid of them, I havent been handling any other reptiles and havent taken Zero out of his enclosure for about a week.

If they arent mites, any idea what they might be?

Thanks!


ps- I just pulled Zero out to have a good look at him, absolutely nothing was moving on him

 

[Mulcahy]

ok i don't no what mites look like can u please tell us what is the substrate, what type of enclosure and bath zero to see if anything falls off as they will drowned,

 

[jodocast]

they could be thrip.
Have you had the window open on a hot day ?
they will be attracted to the water check around the edge of the water bowl.

 

[tenacres1100]

could be red spider mites, I know birds can get them, when we had a bluey a few years ago his enclosure got them from our canary. you could use TOD to get rid of them

 

[Tirilia]

I dont have a bird.. Zero's cage sits near a window that is always closed.. theres nothing around the edges of his waterbowl

Mul, I put him in some lukewarm water, nothing came off him at all.

His substrate is the small pieces of repti-bark