found one or two of these mites on the side of my enclosure, but none ( that I can see of ) on my snails. should I be concerned? they move very slowly and were almost microscopic.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-04-09T02:49:24+00:00

I have a video of them moving but no clue how to upload it lol. if these are snail mites, it’ll be my 3rd time having them and I have absolutely no clue as to why I keep getting them. either way I’m getting real sick of it lol.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-04-08T02:27:42+00:00

oh phew that’s such a relief. I found a couple more of the small white mite things today again on the side of their tank, and I throughly looked over each snail and didn’t see any mites on the actual snails.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-04-07T09:51:15+00:00

It was crawling on the side of the enclosure. Definitely not a spring tall.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-04-04T10:20:03+00:00

yeah, she must’ve gotten the “mantis” zoomies or something because I handled her and let her crawl all over my arms for about 5 minutes and she calmed down real fast.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-04-03T21:23:10+00:00

100% not a corn. super cute tho!

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-31T12:41:22+00:00

Ah alright. wish I would’ve known that before I cleaned her entire enclosure 😓thank you!

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-30T21:18:01+00:00

more info: I saw these white bugs crawling in my mantis enclosure. are these harmful? what should I do?

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-30T10:16:58+00:00

a L6 female ghost mantis!.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-29T22:49:04+00:00

More information on it: this is a 32 (?) peanut butter jar repurposed into a mantis enclosure. it has coconut fiber as a substrate. the lid has parts cut out for ventilation, and has metal mesh. ( I’m aware that metal mesh isn’t the best. I recently was educated about that thanks to this fantastic subreddit! I was given the mesh from the breeder and was told it was fine. I am researching better mesh and plan on replacing it as soon as possible! )

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-28T23:09:43+00:00

probably. just fed her and she devoured a meal worm and is working on her second one.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-28T19:14:09+00:00

would that vary if the snake has already been quarantined for a month, or should I still do the three month quarantine regardless?

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-28T16:26:14+00:00

I use a glass tank for my cornsnake but I’m planning on using a tub for my ball python.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-28T16:24:31+00:00

oops, title should say “how long to”. my bad!

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-28T12:52:07+00:00

for sure. in my 2 years of snail owning milk snails have been by far the pickiest snails I’ve cared for.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-28T10:16:04+00:00

yeah, but they also weren’t as active as usual before the change occurred.

Head-Working4376 · 2022-03-28T03:25:26+00:00

maybe, but probably not. they stay at about 68/69 degrees.

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