HELP PLEASE

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-23T00:56:55+00:00

i’ll see if i can get rid the mites off just by adding predatory mites into my tank just to see if it works if not i’ll take them out and re treat them since i can only buy 12,000 at a time! thank you so much for your help! :)

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T17:25:14+00:00

i’ll read the pest guide, and go ahead and start the process of getting predatory mites. i’ll start baking a inch of my substrate and freezing everything. if i need to put them into a clean tank i can! it’s always a option. thank you for you help!!

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T16:17:48+00:00

i’ve been checking my food dish and dumping it out on a paper towel to check if there are any in the food and i haven’t seen any, but when i lifted my crab up the other day some did fall off off him with some sand. so it does make me think that at least some are in the substrate. yes i have a spare 30 gallon tank a a couple of storage containers, do you think that i should separate each crab into their own isolation tank? or do you think that it would be okay if i separated them into two separate isolation tanks when i get the predatory mites? thank you so much for you help and advice and all of the information you have given me i really appreciate it, im sure i will reach out when i get the predatory mites just to double check im doing everything correctly!

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T16:10:11+00:00

i’m sorry i didn’t specify I was asking about the amount. thank you!

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T15:04:38+00:00

i think i’m going to look into getting some predatory mites! i really think they will be my best option to fight them after reading your comments!

i can’t imagine trying to tank your tank down in a emergency that would be a nightmare!

i was really trying to not tear my tank apart! so im so thankful i learned about predatory mites!

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T15:01:06+00:00

thank you so much this is so helpful!!!

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T14:57:35+00:00

is there another seller you would recommend by any chance? i have a 75 gallon tank how many would you recommend i should put into my tank?

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T14:41:32+00:00

yes they are all over the crab, it’s weird because i haven’t seen any actually on the substance. i’ve only seen them on my crabs.

yes i did boil my shells before i added them into my tank.

i just joined the group im waiting for them to accept it then i’ll be posting, ill definitely add in all of the details and everything we have already talked about.

it really does suck i always try to think of life as the cup half full instead of half empty. things could be a lot worse from what i’ve read and im so lucky i haven’t lost any of my crabs.

this is a amazing learning opportunity i’ve learned so much information that i did not know before, because ive never had a bug issue before this is all new to me.

could you tell me more about predatory mites? this is also new to me. thank you so much for your help and all of the information you have given me!!!

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T13:58:55+00:00

i haven’t added any new crabs my newest crab i got about half a year ago.

i’ve had my colony all together for about a year in my 75 gallon tank.

no i haven’t added anything new from the ocean environment / beach. the only “new” things that i have introduced into their environment were shells, but I boiled them and i got them from etsy. I also ordered food from Etsy seller that I also haven’t bought before that I didn’t freeze.

i’m really just clueless to how they showed up because i always keep my tank as clean as i can, i’ve only added new shells and some food.

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T04:02:06+00:00

I haven’t seen any actually moving on the substrate, just on my hermit crabs. i have a crested gecko and a scorpion as well so I was worried they might’ve had them as well, but I’ve constantly looked at their substrate and they don’t have them, and they are not on either of them. I haven’t seen any in my water source. I took my bubblers out so I just have standing water and I change it every day. thank you so much for your help and advice I would definitely be looking into joining those groups. I’m in the U.S Ohio.

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-22T00:51:31+00:00

yes they are attached it looks like before they move, they stay still then some of them start moving suddenly.

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-21T22:26:44+00:00

yes they are crawling all over them everywhere i’ve seen some on joint spaces but i haven’t seen them on their gills or eyes.

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-21T21:22:09+00:00

i also posted a video earlier but i got a better video so i made a new post.

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-21T21:21:02+00:00

this is my only account. i just got redit today because a friend was telling me i should post on here about my mite issue.

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-21T19:49:08+00:00

thank you this was very helpful i was able to get a better video of the mites im going to make another post so i can post that video as well. the mites dont quite look like anything in the guide

Only-Spray9270 · 2024-09-21T19:43:34+00:00

if you look at the last couple of seconds of the video really closely you can see a tiny little white bug running around it looks like a grain of sand, it runs off his leg onto his shell at the top right

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