What Are These??

[someday]

need to know if i have to stay home from my course today or should i stay back and get this undercontroll today theres thousands of them all over my mealworms tub and starting to spread all over my shelf and in my waterdragons tank. i think there mold mites? 1 of my mealworm containers was mouldy under all the others didnt see would that be right?

 

[mad_at_arms]

I remember someone on here having the same problem.
Yes I believe its due to moisture.

 

[someday]

im taking the day off to get it sorted dont want it getting in the carpet and there not far spread as yet there just starting to move across onto my bottom snake tanks.found 1 or 2 on the corner

 

[Hoplophile]

Thy're bran mites. I don't think there's much you can do about them. From memory it may help to have better ventilation in your colony. They WILL NOT infect reptiles at all. When I raised mealworms I just put up with them.

 

[someday]

Thy're bran mites. I don't think there's much you can do about them. From memory it may help to have better ventilation in your colony. They WILL NOT infect reptiles at all. When I raised mealworms I just put up with them.

o that's a relief but im still taking the day off and gonna try and get them under controll dont want these things all over the place

 

[Wild~Touch]

bran

A good hint is to freeze the bran before using..just put a fresh bag of bran in the freezer for a couple of days

 

[Hoplophile]

Good advice (I guess to could put it in the oven at low temp also). Might have to start off with a new clean colony.

 

[someday]

ive taken the tub out and just sat it over water for now gonna try and keep what i can out of them there due for a clean anyway gonna move them into the shed or somewhere else.
thanks for the tips also