springtails

Hi everyone! I am having a huge bug infestation in my hermann tortoise enclosure. They look like springtails, but there’s also gnats everywhere and I’m worried the springtails are actually some kind of larvae that are turning into gnats?? I’ve tried EVERYTHING. I replaced the substrate with...

I've heard of lizard, ant, and snake owners having bioactive enclosures, with animals like springtails and isopods being used to decompose waste and uneaten food. Since a lot of reptiles kept with springtails have similar temperatures and substrates as russian torts, can russians be kept in...

My Russian tort Hank is in cypress mulch. I spot clean her enclosure (a wooden Zoo Med Tortoise House) daily after work. I will occasionally see very small whiteish almost light beige colored little bugs on remaining lettuce scraps or poop. I don’t see them in large quantities, usually a few...