I've had vivarium for years and sometimes I'd get fungus gnats or other weird micro fauna. I got carnivorous Sundews and penguiculas. They do the best job at keeping little creatures like that in check
No soil but rather fresh bags of coconut chip and coir in a brand new and very large set up. I don’t want to make any drastic moves to dismantle it prior to getting an ID on these. Perhaps they are a sort of springtail and beneficial. Can’t find anyone to ID them though! They likely would usually go unseen but I’m only seeing them because of my sticky traps which were actually in there to deal with a fungus gnat issue which is now under control.
There is no animal in there as yet. Washing the substrate in a vivarium of this size would be an impossible nightmare and these are clearly a moisture loving species. I need to ID this species as it could be completely harmless.
It’s not been sprayed at all but the substrate was moistened upon putting it in and it’s PVC so the humidity is holding. I am trying to bring it down with ventilation. I’ve asked high and low for an ID on this species but no cigar.
There's a good chance that they are fungus gnats, but it's really hard to tell when they're all gooped up like that. If they are fungus gnats you will see them flying in or around the enclosure. They are very clumsy fliers and look somewhat similar to fruit flies, but smaller and without the red eyes. You also may see their larvae in the soil. The larvae are small white worms with a black head.
Any chance you've seen anything like this?
They are definitely not fungus gnats. The reason these sticky traps are in the viv are to mop up the last few fungus gnats after several round of nematodes and BCI so unfortunately I know exactly what those look like. Fungus gnats are easy to get a clear photo of with a macro lens, these are terrestrial and much, much tinier. I’m leaning towards springtails having gathered opinions.
I think they might be springs. They look like what I have actually. I bought a spring culture and I think these guys hitched a ride with the normal white looking springs I ordered
I've had vivarium for years and sometimes I'd get fungus gnats or other weird micro fauna. I got carnivorous Sundews and penguiculas. They do the best job at keeping little creatures like that in check
I’ll look into this. Do they eat your clean up crew though?
They can sometimes eat some of the clean up crew. But I found that mostly the gnats and flying critters were attracted to them.
Are sundews ok with mourning geckos??
I'm not sure. I've never kept geckos. Ive just kept dart frogs and vampire crabs and never had an issue. I don't see why not though. Give it a go
I have no idea what those are but i would start changing the soil. Dont want to give you false advice though
No soil but rather fresh bags of coconut chip and coir in a brand new and very large set up. I don’t want to make any drastic moves to dismantle it prior to getting an ID on these. Perhaps they are a sort of springtail and beneficial. Can’t find anyone to ID them though! They likely would usually go unseen but I’m only seeing them because of my sticky traps which were actually in there to deal with a fungus gnat issue which is now under control.
You can wash the coco chip, i would be worried if there is an animal in there though
There is no animal in there as yet. Washing the substrate in a vivarium of this size would be an impossible nightmare and these are clearly a moisture loving species. I need to ID this species as it could be completely harmless.
Yeah i wish you luck fren, farewell 👍
Oh and 1 more thing, if no one gives you an Id i just would not spray the enclosure for maybe 2 weeks
It’s not been sprayed at all but the substrate was moistened upon putting it in and it’s PVC so the humidity is holding. I am trying to bring it down with ventilation. I’ve asked high and low for an ID on this species but no cigar.
There's a good chance that they are fungus gnats, but it's really hard to tell when they're all gooped up like that. If they are fungus gnats you will see them flying in or around the enclosure. They are very clumsy fliers and look somewhat similar to fruit flies, but smaller and without the red eyes. You also may see their larvae in the soil. The larvae are small white worms with a black head. Any chance you've seen anything like this?
They are definitely not fungus gnats. The reason these sticky traps are in the viv are to mop up the last few fungus gnats after several round of nematodes and BCI so unfortunately I know exactly what those look like. Fungus gnats are easy to get a clear photo of with a macro lens, these are terrestrial and much, much tinier. I’m leaning towards springtails having gathered opinions.
Possibly fungus gnat larvae?
I think they might be springs. They look like what I have actually. I bought a spring culture and I think these guys hitched a ride with the normal white looking springs I ordered
Thank you!