mites

I noticed some mite like bugs in the crevices of the shell of my tortoise. They are really small, clear and brown in color. Their legs remind me of those of ticks. He is a few hours a day in his enclosure a couple times a week. I have been soaking him twice a day since he had some bladder...

Desperately need advice on how to treat red mites. My adult leopard tortoise lives in a wood "tortoise box" (designed just as Tom suggests) and unfortunately, my backyard chicken coop became infested with red poultry mites, and in the process of getting rid of them, they relocated to the...

So recently I've noticed some tiny bugs crawling around in my red footed tortoise cage. I've checked my Tortoise's entire body thoroughly a few times and have never seen any on him except for an occasional one or two crawling on his shell. Other than that they usually are around his water dish...

Hi, this is my first post on here so forgive me if this is the wrong category or something Before I cleaned out my Tortoises enclosure last, I noticed a few tiny round white bugs in his enclosure, and some were even crawling on him. I didn't think it was that big of a problem, probably just...

Few days ago saw this teeny tiny white almost clear bugs crawling on Enzo when I took him out to soak. I wash them off and came to do some research. Someone mentioned harmful mites are usually black and that the white ones usually come with the soil and help break out decomposing matter. Is this...

Hey everyone. It’s been a while since I posted but I’m hoping someone can help. Yesterday while changing the water in the viv, I noticed some tiny white bugs underneath the water dish. After closer inspection I saw more of these bugs in the substrate and now I’m worried sick. Are these mites...