Bugs Problem!!

[rest7773]

Hey guys..

let me just jump to my problem first...i can spot some tiny bugs in my torts home a week ago...yeaterday i checked on em and they were a lot of em...so did a complete change of soil and now i have changed the complete soil to coco peat or fiber with some topsoil mixed in it...

It would be really helpful if u could tell me how can i keep the bugs in check or how to kill em but without any damage to the torts?,??????? the tort is a star tortoise.

 

[GingerLove]

Bugs came from some of my wood. Could they be coming from your enclosure material or do you use a wood hide? (Mine were in a tree log hide thingy)

 

[Big Ol Tortoise]

High humidity can bring bugs as well.

 

[wellington]

You can bake or boil your substrate before using it. However, this will only keep the bugs away longer. Eventually they will come back. They don't hurt anything to have them though.

 

[GingerLove]

If you microwave the substrate on each side for a few minutes, it might help. I've never had bugs since I've done that, but it could also be because I switched out the wood hide.

 

[rest7773]

Thanks guys.....some1 adviced me use diatemous earth or something with a similar spelling to get rid of them...

 

[Yvonne G]

Diatomaceous earth - but it must be kept dry. Doesn't work anymore if it gets wet.