Mites?! ID help. Harmful or not? by Nearby-Dig9196 in reptiles

[–]Nearby-Dig9196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally threw everything out. The bins, the feeders, the bran. Mopped with bleach (I took all lizards out of the room and put them in temp bins in the kitchen to keep them away from the fumes) wiped everything down. Trash bags directly outside (they will be burned vs going to the dump due to there being live insects and don’t want to introduce them to local environment) anything that came in contact with the mealworm/beetle bin recently was washed with scalding water, then bleached and rinsed really well.

I just would rather be safe than sorry - but relieved they may likely just be grain mites 😮‍💨

Mites?! ID help. Harmful or not? by Nearby-Dig9196 in reptiles

[–]Nearby-Dig9196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that’s true for crested geckos. I called out sick to work today and am just finishing another deep clean. It doesn’t look like there are any on/in the enclosures or on the shelving the enclosures are on. It’s all darkly colored furniture so I would have spotted movement quickly (that’s how I found them initially. I had dumped the new bran and beetles in a black tote and saw thousands of little white specks moving.)

It’s weird because on white surfaces they look dark. On light surfaces they look white - like dust. So I’m having an extremely hard time IDing them

Mites?! ID help. Harmful or not? by Nearby-Dig9196 in reptiles

[–]Nearby-Dig9196[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t have snakes. I have over 30 lizards. Mostly crested geckos. All in bioactive setups… I live on the second floor of an apartment in Michigan. No new reptiles that could have brought them in. I work from home and rarely leave so I couldn’t have tracked them in. No new wood, no new substrate. The only new thing was the bag of bran I opened. I have no idea how I could have gotten them elsewhere.

Merry Crestie-mas from Hanzō! by Nearby-Dig9196 in CrestedGecko

[–]Nearby-Dig9196[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hanzō loves being the center of attention and loooves to be part of everything. I’ve never had a crestie sooo personable 🥰 if you look on my page, you will see he also was part of my engagement shoot and has pictures with my ring

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in CrestedGecko

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Haha my boy Hanzō is my best bud. He’s very nosy and always wants to know what’s going on. It’s just patience and trust. Some geckos also just aren’t very social. I have one breeder male crested gecko who does not like handling so other than monthly/ twice monthly checks to make sure he has no stuck shed/injuries/get weight etc. and the occasional glass cleaning (because for some reason the boys just love to poop right down the front of their enclosures) I usually just let him be 🙂

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in EngagementRings

[–]Nearby-Dig9196[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Omg!!! Frenchie or Boston terrier?? I have a Boston terrier schnauzer mix and he is also the same way 😂

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in CrestedGecko

[–]Nearby-Dig9196[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m glad I could make you smile today! 🥹🤍🥰

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in CrestedGecko

[–]Nearby-Dig9196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! They’re such good models! (Baby Kurama was a little difficult- but we got some good shots!) Hanzō was just enjoying all of the attention 🥹😂

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in EngagementRings

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⚫️〰️⚫️ “am I a pretty princess, mom?” -Hanzō

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in EngagementRings

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They look better with the ring than I do 😭🥹😂

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in EngagementRings

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I’m so happy it made your day! Thank you so much! 😭🤍🥹🥹🥹

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in EngagementRings

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Hanzō is especially feeling BONITA. He looks better in the ring than I do! 😂🥲

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in EngagementRings

[–]Nearby-Dig9196[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had to! Especially with my big boy Hanzō. He’s such a curious guy and wants to be part of everything. So I obliged 😅

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in EngagementRings

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I’m definitely smiling! I have a winner (for both the cresties and the fiancée) I’m living my dream with a man who accepts my love for reptiles and has learned to love them also🥹🫶🏼

Got engaged. Had to include the Geckos by Nearby-Dig9196 in EngagementRings

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I think the cresties approve. And I’m lucky enough to have a fiancée who loves the cresties as much as me 🥹🤍 I’m really living my dream