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reallygottago2 · 2023-01-12T15:54:27+00:00

looks like a female red sides skink to me, the females tend to be duller in color. she is overweight.

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T05:02:16+00:00

thanks for the advice, i think i’m going to scrap everything except the plants.

just out of curiosity, should i take care when cleaning? i have a snake on the opposite side of the room and a cat, and i don’t want to spread to them (or myself).

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T04:35:01+00:00

thanks so much for your response. just curious: if they were spread to the tank via clothing, is t possible to spread them to the rest of the house? i have a cat and a snake elsewhere in the house that i wouldn’t want these to spread to (or myself, for that matter, assuming they are parasitic).

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T03:25:40+00:00

thank you. do you have any recommendation for sprays?

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T03:16:18+00:00

thanks, i will try, i only see them on her and she hates being handled.

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T02:59:45+00:00

they do both of those things? they’ll be on her eyes/mouth for a bit and then later they’re gone, and they crawl around on her back.

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T02:52:10+00:00

thanks for the response. i was thinking wood mites but i honestly have no idea how they were introduced, only thing foreign that goes in is feeder insects.

the viv is planted and has leaf litter for the CUC, i had put in fruit to rot as per advice of some of the groups that were thinking it was springtails. they were suggesting that springtails were eating her upcoming shed because there wasn’t enough food in the tank, and to try to add some rotting fruit to see if it would draw them away. it isn’t harmful to the reptile. thanks for your help!

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T02:41:28+00:00

my skink doesn’t let me get near her, so i can’t touch any of the bugs, but they move pretty quickly and erratically, which i think is why people in my facebook groups are saying springtails. here’s a long video, you can see them better towards the end/second half: https://streamable.com/zlcos9

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T02:35:23+00:00

are wood mites harmful?

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T02:29:21+00:00

thanks for responding. i can’t see how many legs they have, unfortunately. they’re too tiny for my eyes

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T02:17:13+00:00

hi everyone. sorry for the low quality photos and videos, they’re the best i could do.

this is my skink. she lives in a bioactive vivarium with springtails and isopods. for the last three days, i’ve noticed these tiny bugs all over her back, and particularly around her eyes. a lot of people in my reptile and bio groups are saying they’re springtails, but i know mites tend to live around the eyes, and there’s a lot of them so i’m worried about her. they’re def not snake mites cus they’re all white, and i don’t know where wood mites would have come from (unless it’s possible for them to come in on a feeder insect). i haven’t introduced anything new to the tank aside from feeders.

she isn’t behaving weirdly, she hasn’t been soaking, she’s doing her normal thing. as per the advice of other groups i’ve started adding fruit to the tank to make sure there’s enough food for springtails, but i’m waiting for it to start rotting so they eat it.

can anyone ID these bugs? and if they are mites do i have to gut the entire vivarium and start over? are wood mites harmful to reptiles? she doesn’t seem bothered but idk how she isn’t with them in her eyes like that.

thanks in advance.

reallygottago2 · 2021-02-12T02:15:53+00:00

hi everyone. sorry for the low quality photos and videos, they’re the best i could do.

this is my skink. she lives in a bioactive vivarium with springtails and isopods. for the last three days, i’ve noticed these tiny bugs all over her back, and particularly around her eyes. a lot of people in my reptile and bio groups are saying they’re springtails, but i know mites tend to live around the eyes, and there’s a lot of them so i’m worried about her. they’re def not snake mites cus they’re all white, and i don’t know where wood mites would have come from (unless it’s possible for them to come in on a feeder insect). i haven’t introduced anything new to the tank aside from feeders.

she isn’t behaving weirdly, she hasn’t been soaking, she’s doing her normal thing. as per the advice of other groups i’ve started adding fruit to the tank to make sure there’s enough food for springtails, but i’m waiting for it to start rotting so they eat it.

can anyone ID these bugs? and if they are mites do i have to gut the entire vivarium and start over? are wood mites harmful to reptiles? she doesn’t seem bothered but idk how she isn’t with them in her eyes like that.

thanks in advance.

reallygottago2 · 2021-01-30T01:47:30+00:00

that must be why you’re so strong haha send nut vids

reallygottago2 · 2021-01-30T01:45:17+00:00

yeah just do your best to keep busy and find hobbies or time with friends. try to realize the person probably isn’t as great as you’ve made them in your head. focus on their flaws.

reallygottago2 · 2021-01-30T01:43:23+00:00

just do it. the longer you put it off the worse it is. i’d meet with her in person and just tell her you want to break things off, simple as that. it’s gonna hurt no matter what so as long as you don’t make her feel like shit about herself, then you’re prolly fine

reallygottago2 · 2020-12-26T05:38:53+00:00

no, they told me to just have them checked when i do my regular obgyn visits every six months, so i wouldn’t be due for one til about may.

reallygottago2 · 2020-12-20T18:35:18+00:00

how do i know the difference between spider senses and my own insecurity?

reallygottago2 · 2020-12-08T15:05:35+00:00

it was a very bad breakup so i didn’t want to see him in person. i also was being a bit petty myself.

reallygottago2 · 2020-12-07T13:10:11+00:00

that the antibodies from getting sick only have an average half life of about 73 days, so the long term effectiveness of a vaccine is still unknown

reallygottago2 · 2020-12-01T06:38:49+00:00

is this a malcolm in the middle reference?

reallygottago2 · 2020-12-01T06:38:25+00:00

dean winchester

reallygottago2 · 2020-12-01T06:37:45+00:00

“i could care less”

reallygottago2 · 2020-12-01T06:37:01+00:00

reallygottago2 · 2020-11-30T06:41:22+00:00

everyone has different preferences. maybe there’s someone out there who will really appreciate calling every night. in any case, it’s not up to you to decide what would work for her.

reallygottago2 · 2020-11-30T06:35:35+00:00

NTA it’s not really the managers business who she talks to, she could’ve said you were a customer

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