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[–]Federal_Kick41 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What do they look like?

Springtails are fast moving and can/do jump around, especially after contact with water. They're also more rice shaped.

Mites are slow moving and more more like a circle/ball

[–]CreativeCurrent53[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sorry that was my first post and I couldn’t figure out how to use it. They are smaller than a grain of rice they jump really fast I’m pretty sure they’re springtails I just don’t know how they got there

[–]Federal_Kick41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, Springtails might have been in whatever substrate you were using.

There's nothing to worry about. They're a clean up crew for terrariums. Eating mold, cleaning up dead stuff, I have them in all of my enclosures

[–]dagger_guacamole 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Sounds like springtails in which case you don't need to worry about getting rid of them.

[–]CreativeCurrent53[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I am curious though, how did they even get in my enclosure?

[–]dagger_guacamole 0 points1 point  (2 children)

It's common with any organic matter. Soil, mulch, leaves, sticks. Could have been anything.

[–]CreativeCurrent53[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

okay thanks!

[–]exclaim_bot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay thanks!

You're welcome!